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Altyn Dala

A selection of photos from the project area in central Kazakhstan and FZS's work in the area. These photos may be used by media only in context of the Frankfurt Zoological Society’s work in the area. Please give the copyright information given in the captions.
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Saiga females often give birth to two calves. Saigas start grazing at a very young age, Kazakhstan. © Daniel Rosengren
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Saiga females often give birth to two calves. Saigas start grazing at a very young age, Kazakhstan. © Daniel Rosengren

  • An escarpment on the steppe. Central Kazakhstan. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • Feather grass is a beautiful plant of the steppe, Irgiz-Turgai, Kazakhstan. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • Wild Tulips flowering in different colours in Central Kazakhstan. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • A male Saiga still with some of its winter coat remaining. Central Kazakhstan. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • A newborn Saiga hanging in the air as it is being weighed, Central Kazakhstan. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • Saigas are known for having regular mass die-offs. Central Kazakhstan. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • Saigas a known to have regular mass die-offs. FZS project manager Steffen Zuther to the left and Dr. Richard Kock (professor at the department of Pathology and Population Sciences) are seen here collecting data to solve the question why the die-off occur. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • Steffen Zuther releasing a Saiga calf after taking measurements and marking it. Near Andasaiskiy Nature Sanctuary (Zakaznik), Central Kazakhstan. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • Pallid Harriers are very common in Central Kazakhstan. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • Rosy Starlings in the FZS project area, Central Kazakhstan. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • FZS project manager Steffen Zuther scanning the horizon for Saigas. On a salt plain in the Irgiz-Turgai reserve, Central Kazakhstan. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • The FZS and ACBK team’s campsite in the Irgiz-Turgai reserve, Central Kazakhstan. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • A vet team preparing blood smears from blood collected from a Saiga calf for research purposes. Central Kazakhstan. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • FZS project manager Steffen Zuther scanning the horizon for Saigas in the Altyn Dala reserve, Central Kazakhstan. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • FZS project manager Steffen Zuther discussing with a ranger where to go look for Saigas. In the Irgiz-Turgai reserve, Central Kazakhstan. © Daniel Rosengren / FZS
  • A newborn Saiga lying on the ground with a freshly attached ear tag for research purposes. Irgiz-Turgai reserve, Kazakhstan. © Daniel Rosengren
  • Newborn Saiga calves lie still on the ground before they can follow their mother, Kazakhstan. © Daniel Rosengren
  • Each handled saiga calf gets an ear tag, this will help future research and estimating mortality rates. Irgiz-Turgai, Kazakhstan. © Daniel Rosengren
  • Saiga females often give birth to two calves. Saigas start grazing at a very young age, Kazakhstan. © Daniel Rosengren
  • A Saiga female near the Andasaiskiy nature Sanctuary (Zakaznik), Kazakhstan. © Daniel Rosengren
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