A veterinary centre for the study of diseases afflicting large animals, primarily Far Eastern leopards and Amur tigers, has opened on the premise of the Institute of Animal Breeding and Veterinary Medicine of the Primorye State Agricultural Academy.

The centre is fitted with equipment that is unique in the Far East. The academy’s press service reports that this equipment is designed for performing operations and autopsies.

The new centre will help researchers map out effective measures for preserving the population of the Amur tiger and other local animals listed in Russia’s Red Data Book.

Veterinary students are already undergoing practical training at the centre and taking part in research on the anthropogenic impact on wildlife of the Primorye Territory.