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"The Mass Mortality Event was devastating. In a few short weeks, something strange wiped out more than 60% of the species’ global population"
The event took place over a few short weeks and detrimental to the Saiga population August 23, 2026 In May 2015, more than 200,000 seemingly healthy saiga antelopes in the central steppes of Kazakhstan suddenly dropped dead. For the animals, and those charged with their conservation, the Mass Mortality Event was devastating. In the space of a few short weeks, something wiped out more than 60 per cent of the species’ global population, and more than 80 per cent of the saiga in the Betpak-Dala
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