A newborn Saiga calf lies in the steppe on the border of Akmola and Kostanay regions of Kazakhstan on May 8, 2022. - In 2015, a nasal bacteria wiped out more than half of the world’s Saiga antelope population, spurring disturbing images of carcasses strewn across the vast steppe of Central Asia. But now the species is bouncing back, with Kazakh authorities hailing protective measures for a creature that survived the Ice Age. (Photo by Abduaziz MADYAROV / AFP)