THE AMUR TIGER PROGRAMME

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A tiger cub with a broken leg has surgery in Khabarovsk

A tiger cub with a broken leg has surgery in Khabarovsk

12 November 2023

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Tigress Yelena with cubs captured on camera trap in Amur Region

Tigress Yelena with cubs captured on camera trap in Amur Region

10 November 2023

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International scientist group traces ancient tiger’s genome history

International scientist group traces ancient tiger’s genome history

27 September 2023

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Sergei Aramilev: Over the past 10 years, the Amur tiger population has grown

Sergei Aramilev: Over the past 10 years, the Amur tiger population has grown

11 September 2023

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Russia and China to create a transboundary reserve for tigers and leopards

Russia and China to create a transboundary reserve for tigers and leopards

7 August 2023

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Tiger, released into the wild after rehabilitation, caught on camera

Tiger, released into the wild after rehabilitation, caught on camera

6 July 2023

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Eighth session of the Tiger student team begins in the Lazovsky Nature Reserve

Eighth session of the Tiger student team begins in the Lazovsky Nature Reserve

14 June 2023

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Video camera depicts tigress Severina with a cub

Video camera depicts tigress Severina with a cub

5 May 2023

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Princess the tigress with her three cubs caught on trail cameras in the Sikhote-Alin Biosphere Reserve

Princess the tigress with her three cubs caught on trail cameras in the Sikhote-Alin Biosphere Reserve

15 April 2023

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RGS photo contest to award a prize for the best camera trap image

RGS photo contest to award a prize for the best camera trap image

14 April 2023

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Sergei Ivanov: Russia’s Amur tiger population has grown by 150 in recent years

Sergei Ivanov: Russia’s Amur tiger population has grown by 150 in recent years

2 February 2023

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Moscow to host the 10th Russia's Primeval Nature festival

Moscow to host the 10th Russia's Primeval Nature festival

11 January 2023

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Russia-China online conference on protecting Amur tigers and Far Eastern leopards

Russia-China online conference on protecting Amur tigers and Far Eastern leopards

5 December 2022

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Monitoring expedition to habitat of reintroduced tigers ends in Jewish Autonomous Region

Monitoring expedition to habitat of reintroduced tigers ends in Jewish Autonomous Region

21 November 2022

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Photo exhibition dedicated to protection of Amur tiger at Vladivostok airport

Photo exhibition dedicated to protection of Amur tiger at Vladivostok airport

12 October 2022

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Vladimir Putin: The number of Amur tigers in Russia has grown to 750

Vladimir Putin: The number of Amur tigers in Russia has grown to 750

5 September 2022

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Young Amur tigress transported from Primorye Territory to Moscow

Young Amur tigress transported from Primorye Territory to Moscow

18 August 2022

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Amur Tiger Centre: The tiger population and habitat have grown

Amur Tiger Centre: The tiger population and habitat have grown

29 July 2022

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Amur tiger was released into the taiga after a three-month rehabilitation

Amur tiger was released into the taiga after a three-month rehabilitation

29 May 2022

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Konstantin Chuychenko: The Amur tiger is no longer at risk of extinction

Konstantin Chuychenko: The Amur tiger is no longer at risk of extinction

27 April 2022

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The programme to research the Amur tiger in Russia’s Far East is an independent project which is carried out as part of the research being done by the expedition of the Russian Academy of Sciences on animals that have been placed on the Russian Federation’s Red List of Threatened Species and other particularly important species of animals in Russia

The Amur Tiger Programme aims to develop a scientific platform for the conservation of Amur tigers living in Russia’s Far East

The programme’s objective is to study the distribution range of Amur tiger populations and the number and migration routes of these big cats in Russia

Scientists are researching the tigers’ reproductive biology, habitat, feeding patterns and food resources

In order to gain a more detailed insight into the tigers’ ability to adapt to the modern environment, scientists need to research their habitat structure and analyse the long-term dynamics of forest ecosystems in Russia’s Far East

One of the programme’s objectives is to research the populations of the tigers’ main rivals and the specifics and the implications of inter-population interaction between two species of big cats, namely, the Amur tiger and the Far Eastern leopard

In the near future, scientists plan to set up a state-run information centre to collect all the information about the condition of tiger populations and other rare species of animals

The Amur tiger is the largest member of a subspecies of tigers. It can be as long as two metres. The adult tiger usually weighs up to 300 kilogrammes

The tiger’s coat is beautifully coloured: it has dark horizontal stripes against an orange-brown background on its back and both sides. It is commonly believed that the striped pattern is unique for each tiger

The tiger is a top carnivore in the food chain living in a unique ecosystem, the Ussuri taiga. The condition of tiger populations is an indicator of the state of the environment in the entire Far East

The tigers greet one another with special sounds that they make by vigorously exhaling air through the nose and mouth

Friendly behavior for the tigers may also be marked by the animals touching their heads or faces or rubbing their sides

Tigers are polygamous: one male tiger can have one to three females living with it on its territory. The appearance of a rival on its territory may end in fighting

The tiger is a solitary territorial predator, which is typical for the majority of big cats. The adult tiger usually stays within a particular range of land which it guards from intruders

The Amur tiger is a predator who feeds exclusively on animals, primarily larger prey

The tiger is a quiet animal. Some zoologists who have studied the animal for many years have not heard the tiger roar even once

When contended, the tiger purrs like an ordinary house cat

If the tiger is irritated, it growls hoarsely; when it is angry, it makes a characteristic “cough”

Tigers spend most of the time hunting as only one in ten attempts to catch prey is successful

Amur tigers not only hunt but also catch fish: they catch fish in the shallow waters of highland rivers during spawning season

The tiger can eat up to 30 kilogrammes of food in one sitting and its daily ration is nine to ten kilogrammes of meat

The tiger marks its territory in a special way. It usually does this with scent marks: the tiger splashes urine on trees or rocks. Sometimes it scratches the ground in places that it has marked

When food is plentiful, tigers quickly get fat, with their hypodermic fat often growing five or six centimetres thick. Because of this, tigers can easily go without food for a week and even more between successful hunts

The tiger scratches bark on trees with the claws of its front paws: such scratches can be found two to two and a half metres above the ground and are indicative of the size of the animal that has left them

The Amur tiger is one of the rarest species of predators in the world. It has been put on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

A Siberian tiger at Moscow Zoo

A Siberian tiger at Moscow Zoo

A Siberian tiger at Moscow Zoo

A Siberian tiger at Moscow Zoo

A Siberian tiger at Moscow Zoo

A Siberian tiger at Moscow Zoo

A Siberian tiger at Moscow Zoo

A Siberian tiger at Moscow Zoo

A Siberian tiger at Moscow Zoo

A Siberian tiger at Moscow Zoo

A tiger at the Ussuri Nature Reserve

Tigress Princess at the Ussuri Nature Reserve

Tiger Lyuk at the Ussuri Nature Reserve

Tiger Lyuk at the Ussuri Nature Reserve

Tiger Professor three days after an encounter with researchers

Tiger Professor three days after an encounter with researchers

Tigress Serga at the Ussuri Nature Reserve

Tigress Serga at the Ussuri Nature Reserve

Young tiger Boxer, the son of tiger Professor and tigress Serga

Tigress Serga at the Ussuri Nature Reserve

Tigress Princess at the Ussuri Nature Reserve

A tiger at the Gorky Central Culture and Recreation Park

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