A regional centre to prevent poaching will be built in the village of Sosnovka, Khabarovsk Territory. The construction will be completed in August, the regional government press centre said.

“The centre will open in four months to mark the international tiger summit. There will be an opening ceremony via videoconference during the summit. The centre will have everything needed for the efficient work of the Khabarovsk Territory Department of Hunting Supervision, and in September, it will be running at full capacity,” said Russian Minister of Justice Konstantin Chuychenko, head of the Amur Tiger Centre Supervisory Board, during a working visit to Khabarovsk.

The centre will have several buildings and an area of 3,700 square metres. They will be built at the former forest protection facility; the construction will be funded by the Amur Tiger Centre. The compound will also have a garage, tents for boats and snowmobiles, a repair shop, weapon rooms, storage, utility trailers and accommodation for rangers.

The centre will be fitted out with equipment for monitoring tigers in their habitat. Information about illegal hunting will be promptly recorded by video cameras and sent to dispatchers.

According to Vadim Saburov, deputy chairman of the regional government for natural resources and agriculture, moving the hunting supervision department from central Khabarovsk to Sosnovka will streamline the work by providing conditions for storing numerous vehicles and responding promptly to calls.