THE AMUR TIGER PROGRAMME

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Tigress Roskosh transferred to Yudin Zoological Centre in Primorye

Tigress Roskosh transferred to Yudin Zoological Centre in Primorye

5 August 2011

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Forestry Agency advocates ban on logging near Siberian tiger habitat

Forestry Agency advocates ban on logging near Siberian tiger habitat

27 July 2011

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First Siberian tiger born at Priamursky Zoo moves to Perm Zoo

First Siberian tiger born at Priamursky Zoo moves to Perm Zoo

15 July 2011

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Indian and Russian scientists discuss methods for studying tigers in their two countries

Indian and Russian scientists discuss methods for studying tigers in their two countries

12 July 2011

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Russia gives two Amur tigers to South Korea

Russia gives two Amur tigers to South Korea

23 June 2011

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Rosprirodnadzor plans to use drones against poachers in the Far East

Rosprirodnadzor plans to use drones against poachers in the Far East

6 June 2011

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Tigress taken to Utyos rehabilitation centre

Tigress taken to Utyos rehabilitation centre

6 June 2011

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Scientists to examine the tiger that went on rampage in Russia’s Far East

Scientists to examine the tiger that went on rampage in Russia’s Far East

31 May 2011

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Two more tigers in the Far East hooked up to satellites

Two more tigers in the Far East hooked up to satellites

24 May 2011

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Report on Amur tiger’s biological samples in winter and spring 2010-2011

Report on Amur tiger’s biological samples in winter and spring 2010-2011

15 May 2011

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On a Russian reserve, a wounded tiger is fitted with a tracking collar and nursed back to health

On a Russian reserve, a wounded tiger is fitted with a tracking collar and nursed back to health

15 May 2011

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The Russian Academy of Sciences’ Severtsov Institute for Ecology and Evolution (IPEE RAN) has launched another comprehensive expedition as part of the Amur Tiger programme

The Russian Academy of Sciences’ Severtsov Institute for Ecology and Evolution (IPEE RAN) has launched another comprehensive expedition as part of the Amur Tiger programme

6 May 2011

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Amur tiger triplets born at Yalta zoo

Amur tiger triplets born at Yalta zoo

12 April 2011

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The tiger count in the Primorye Territory has been completed a month behind schedule due to lack of snowfall

The tiger count in the Primorye Territory has been completed a month behind schedule due to lack of snowfall

5 April 2011

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Plastic surgery op for Siberian tiger

Plastic surgery op for Siberian tiger

4 April 2011

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Russian government experts to compete for a grant from the Global Environment Facility to implement a tiger conservation programme

Russian government experts to compete for a grant from the Global Environment Facility to implement a tiger conservation programme

29 March 2011

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Kazakhstan works on a programme to restore the tiger population

Kazakhstan works on a programme to restore the tiger population

25 March 2011

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Iran seeks to import four more Siberian tigers from Russia

Iran seeks to import four more Siberian tigers from Russia

18 March 2011

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Far Eastern wildlife authorities fatten up deer and boar

Far Eastern wildlife authorities fatten up deer and boar

18 March 2011

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Scientists from the Russian Academy of Sciences carried out an expedition to the Ussuriyskiy Forest Reserve, during which they tracked the movement of local tiger populations

Scientists from the Russian Academy of Sciences carried out an expedition to the Ussuriyskiy Forest Reserve, during which they tracked the movement of local tiger populations

11 March 2011

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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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