I am asking this on the African forum because the Taxidermist's web site had it in their African photos. Anyone know what it is?

I've seen that pic before but can't answer the question. It looks like something from a Dr. Suess book.

Saiga antelope (saiga tatarica)

Antelope from Mongolia , Gobi desert region.

No, it's not a saiga ("saiga" sounds like a Japanese car anyway).

It's the fabled Who. In fact, it may be the very one that Horton heard!

So, who shot the Who?

It is a Saiga and it's not common in Mongolia. Hilliars Goitered Gazelle and White tailed Gazelle also live in Mongolia.

It is from the Russian steppe and Kazkastan.

They haven't been legally sport hunted by non-Kazak or Russians since 2003????

Hopefully they will again, they are very similar (though not totally in appearance) to Pronghorn antelope.

Their huge nose is used to warm the artic-like air they breath during those cold steppe winters.

I think someone has some in the USA, but probably not a huntable group. I have seen them at a Lolli Brothers auction in the 1990s.

D99 is correct.
Assuming no hunting, saiga numbers fluctuate in large numbers. Herds can become very large and then many will die off in bad winter storms. Saiga move into a storm, allowing them to move through it rather than move with it. Hunting in Kazakhstan has always been heavy. A lot of it was conducted by the Soviet army for meat. The general tactic is to chase them at night in transport trucks on two sides with automatic rifles, with more trucks following behind to pick up the carcasses. They also use motorcycles with sidecars and snowmobiles.

Their tendency to attain large numbers led to misbelief that there were endless numbers of them. However, the heavy hunting pressure couple with the fact that many die off in heavy winters has seriously crippled populations.

There is also trade with China in saiga horns for "medicine"

Saiga from Kazakhstan. I worked there for 3 years and saw them once. They are small and can run.

I have a couple of videos of hunting for Saiga. They sat at watering holes and waited for them. A very interesting and unique animal. Here`s the film : Sportsmen on film. Asian safari part 1

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It is from the Russian steppe and Kazkastan.

Very correct and amazing animal.

Found these pictures on a booking agent's website. Must be the heavy 'hunting' pressure mentioned above...

http://www.safariinternational.com/eng/album_fotografico.asp?IDProdotti=353

That's a perfect illustration.

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Originally posted by Boghossian:
Found these pictures on a booking agent's website. Must be the heavy 'hunting' pressure mentioned above...


mostly poaching and post Berlin Wall crashing hunting, but I doubt this helps at ALL! Population also is heavily influenced by weather and veg and recently decline by over 75%.


http://www.safariinternational.com/eng/album_fotografico.asp?IDProdotti=353

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Originally posted by mrlexma:
No, it's not a saiga ("saiga" sounds like a Japanese car anyway).<br /><br />It's the fabled Who. In fact, it may be the very one that Horton heard!<br /><br />So, who shot the Who?

No, who's on first?

hi
what a horrible picture of masacre. it seems that gengiz khan's spirit steel living in that country. do you call this hunting or abomination
a picture from a safari company !!!! this make me puke.
yes

is this real hunt?????