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News: Saiga Antelope in Kazakhstan has experienced its largest mass calving in recent years.
Facts:
- Saiga Antelope: It is a large migratory herbivore of Central Asia found in Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
- IUCN Status: Critically endangered
- CITES: Appendix II
- Threats: Poaching and illegal trade, habitat fragmentation, disease, droughts and temperature extremes.
