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Saiga population in central Asia has decreased dramatically in recent years
Mother Nature Network reports on the decline in the number of Saiga (a species of antelope unique to central Asia) in the last 15 years: This strange antelope looks like something out of the ice age. That’s because it is. … Continue reading
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Tagged antelope, central Asia, former USSR, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, mysterious deaths, poaching, population decline, Russia, Saiga, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
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Tiger populations are dwindling due to poaching and habitat destruction
This report from the Washington Post speaks on the plight of the world’s tiger population: Photojournalist Steve Winter spent a decade photographing tigers in the wild in Asia. In 2007, when his life partner, writer Sharon Guynup, joined him for … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, China, India, Indonesia, poaching, threatening species, tiger, tigers
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