«The Mongolian government, NGOs, and multi-lateral stakeholders are currently doing all they can to respond to the ongoing outbreak in
Mongolian saiga,» said Dr. Fine.»
If left unchecked, the disease could cause a further devastating reduction in
the Mongolian saiga population, and potentially lead to extinction.
Despite Mongolian government efforts to halt the spread of PPR through vaccination of sheep and goats, the current outbreak has caused the deaths of more than 5,000 of the remaining 10,000
Mongolian saiga.
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The Mongolian saiga population is now experiencing a die - off that continues to escalate in scope and scale, and we feel that we may be facing the potential extinction of this subspecies of the saiga antelope, if immediate and comprehensive actions are not taken.»
Morris Animal Foundation's Betty White Wildlife Rapid Response Fund will support life - saving animal health research that the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is conducting with its partners to understand the rapidly progressing disease, in hopes of saving
the Mongolian saiga before it's too late.
Not exact matches
Because of that, it also harbors some of the last great migratory spectacles of large mammals — over a million
Mongolian gazelle as well as
saiga antelope, Tibetan gazelle, Tibetan antelope, and giant argali sheep — a total of 15 large mammals under consideration in this Initiative.»