A female saiga in the steppe of Cherniye Zemly (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia

Saigas (female and male) in the steppe Cherniye Zemly (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia

Saiga newborn is weighed and measured by staff of the Cherniye Zemly (Black Earth) Nature Reserve, Kalmykia

Saiga newborn calves lie in the steppe grasses

Saiga newborn calves lie in the steppe grasses

Saiga mother and twins. A saiga mother gets needed nutrients on a salty mound in the steppe

Saigas at dawn

Saigas at the waterhole

Females saiga in the steppe in Cherniye Zemly (Black Earth) Nature Reserve

A male saiga in the steppe

Saiga antelope graze near the ruins of a farmhouse in Cherniye Zemly Nature Reserve 2003