The Saiga antelope of the Eurasian steppe is perhaps one of the strangest looking ungulates on the planet. Characterized by very distinct bulbous downward facing nostrils along with long pointed horns, the saiga looks like a cross between an elephant and a regular antelope. Unfortunately, as of February 2018, this weird but beautiful mammal remains critically engendered and continues to decline in population. Saiga face an unfortunate gauntlet of factors that are leading to its rapid decline, but arguably the most impactful has been habitat loss due to human agricultural development and climate change coupled with illegal hunting. Recent efforts in Russia and other countries within the saiga's range have decreased poaching rates but climate change and human encroachment continue to decrease available feeding grounds. The rate of decline of this species rivals that of any other animal in terms of the size and speed at which the population fell. In the 1980s there were over a million Saiga on the Eurasian steppe, but in just 30-40 years that number has fallen to under 50,000 with an estimate of the population of S. t. mongolica, a subspecies found only in the Mongolian high plains, being under 750 mature adults worldwide.
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Comments
Try to avoid passing judgments.
past tense
When you talk about the rate of decline of the species you might want to consider ending the sentence with "...the population has fallen."
Suggestion
The animal being considered one of the stangest animals is a personal opinion/judgemt which should be avoided