Kazakhstan may change the boundaries of economic land plots with saiga pastures

The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan is taking steps to regulate the saiga population to maintain numbers while minimizing impact on farmers. This includes mapping saiga habitats, revising economic plot boundaries, and considering other measures to preserve saiga migration corridors. The ministry is also disposing of saiga carcasses as per veterinary legislation due to natural mortality. The total saiga population in Kazakhstan is currently 4.1 million, with the number of carcasses disposed of this year exceeding 5,200.

The basic rules for regulating the saiga population have been defined. This was reported by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan in response to a request from the Kazinform agency. If it is important for the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources to maintain the number of unique animals at the current level, which is sharply reduced by food shortages and epizootics, then it is important for the Ministry of Agriculture that farmers do not suffer losses from the life of saigas. There is also a danger that if poaching increases, saigas will go to neighboring countries. What is the position of the Ministry of Ecology? Specialists from the Ministry of Ecology, taking into account all the risks, intend to map all saiga habitats. Based on this map, they will study the issue of revising the boundaries of economic plots located on the territory of the saiga population. “Yes, this method is considered as one of the effective and non-conflict ...