Saving a weird ass antelope from extinction by bringing to the Alaska (and Canada?)

[Techno-Druid]

One of most endangered and unknown species (and coincidentally one of my favorite) is the saiga antelope.


In the Pleistocene (Ice Age) they were found in North America and up until the 17th-18th century they were found all the way from Romania to China. They're major threat is poaching for food and traditional Chinese medicine.

In order to protect this weird animal, I think it might be best if at least a smaller, managed population could be reintroduced to Alaska and Western Canada to increase their numbers. If the population takes off in NA, then they could import the animals back to the Caucasus and Mongolia. If the Eurasian population dies off then we'll at least have a living population.

[Celista]

That thing looks like it would be decimated by a pack of wolves in seconds. How large is it?

[Techno-Druid]

That thing looks like it would be decimated by a pack of wolves in seconds. How large is it?

Between 39 and 55 inches (100-140 cm) tall. There are wolves in its current habitat, the main issue is poaching for horns.

[Lagwin]

There are large number of these(or were in Kazakhstan, literal hundreds of thousands to millions), but a few years back they were hit by disease , killing a shit ton.

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20161...lanet-earth-ii

[Independent voter]

I don't want that animal in my country.

[The Stormbringer]

Yeesssss, I love it!

[Cosmic Janitor]

Are these the same? The first one looks kinda disproportionate with a way too big head compared to the second one.

[Video Games]

Fuckin gross penis face. Wipe them out.

[Zoibert the Bear]

Are these the same? The first one looks kinda disproportionate with a way too big head compared to the second one.

Might be a case of sexual dimorphism.

OT: Truly special animal. I believe that anything that brings new types of food to my table is a good deed. Bring them to blessed America, I'll gladly eat a few of these little fellows.

[Versatia]

I don't want that animal in my country.

said the khajiit guy

[Blobfish]

As cute as a Quokka

What ya do have a stew

Theen toast the critter

[Mormolyce]

I don't want that animal in my country.

We need to build a wall to keep the saiga antelope out!

I hear they're rapists.

[Techno-Druid]

Are these the same? The first one looks kinda disproportionate with a way too big head compared to the second one.

Think it's what Zoibert was saying about sexual dimorphism. It might also be the added winter gives off the illusion that the animal is much bulkier.