saiga antelope

Thousands of Endangered Antelope Deaths Have Scientists Investigating a Serious Concern

Medicine & Technology May 30, 2015

In central Kazakhstan entire herds of saiga antelope lay dead-more than 120,000, or nearly half of the species worldwide. These animals died off within two or three weeks, a shocking pace. This is an unprecedented mass mortality events for saiga antelopes relative to the total population size, and the last case in 2010 saw only 12,000 dead saiga.

saiga antelope

Thousands of Endangered Antelope Deaths Have Scientists Investigating a Serious Concern

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