Link doesn't work. But apparently from the link itself: http://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/2129492/how-warm-weather-plague-wiped-out-60

Link doesn't work. But apparently from the link itself: http://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/2129492/how-warm-weather-plague-wiped-out-60-cent-worlds http://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/2... The saiga antelopes in russia's part of central asia suffered a plague facilitated by warm weather in the area. Since that area has a lot of tundra, I would presume that the warm weather caused the permafrost to warm, softening the land, and possibly allowing bacteria to grow in the warmer climate. I would also expect the increasingly muddy conditions to affect the antelopes' ability to move quickly and increase their vulnerability to predators.