Recently, the Saiga (Saiga tatarica) species category was changed from Critically Endangered to Near Threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
About Saiga Antelope:
It is a large migratory herbivore.
Appearance:
This antelope has an extremely unusual appearance with an oversized and flexible nose, the internal structure of which acts like a filter.
Their large noses filter out dust kicked up by the herd in the warm summers and warms the icy air before it reaches their lungs in the winters.
Habitat: It inhabits open dry steppe grasslands and semi-arid deserts.
Distribution:
The antelope were once found throughout the Eurasian Steppe, the great band of grassland that stretches from Hungary in Europe to Manchuria in Asia.
Presently it is found in fragmented populations within Kazakhstan, Mongolia, the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan.
The Saiga has two subspecies: Saiga tatarica (found in most of the range) and Saiga tatarica mongolica (found only in Mongolia).
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