So-called 'Modern' Western Science and Industrial Approaches Fail the Saiga Antelope: Repeated Massive Population Crashes of Migratory Species in Herder's Land are Not Understood nor Addressed
The Saiga antelope is a fascinating - albeit tragic- example for Global Governance failure and Western Research Publication Arrogance. While widely distributed in the Asian steppe for millennia, as publicized by George Schaller for the wilderness of Central Asia and Tibetean Plateau region, the Saiga antelope is now critically endangered and went through ~90% population crashes in just the last 20 years or so. Based on the citation below here I briefly review and comment on some of the science done, its actors and players for conservation progress and betterment.
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\nHuettmann F. (2020) Textbox 2: Making the Gods Angry Through Western Science ?! An Example of the Saiga and Its Habitat Monagement. In Chapter 30. The gods are angry: A first-hand account and an experience of recent Nepal earthquakes in hindsight. By G.R. Regmi and F. Huettmann (eds). Hindu Kush-Himalaya Watersheds Downhill: Landscape Ecology and Conservation Perspectives. Springer Gland, Switzerland. pp. 611-632.
\nBuckley M. (2020) A First-Hand Narrative Account on Tibet\u2019s Paper Parks: How China\u2019s Greenwashing in Tibet Flies Under the Radar. By G.R. Regmi and F. Huettmann (eds). Hindu Kush-Himalaya Watersheds Downhill: Landscape Ecology and Conservation Perspectives. Springer Gland, Switzerland. pp 197-212
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