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Help for Tiger Cubs
Children and their parents have demonstrated their deep concern for young orphaned tiger cubs that are kept now at «The Center for Rehabilitation and Reintroduction of Tigers and Other Rare Animals» (PRNCO «Tiger Center»). During Tiger Day Festival in Vladivostok on September … Continue
Thousands of People Celebrate the 14th Anniversary of Tiger Day Festival in Vladivostok
On Sunday, September 29, 2013, thousands of people flooded into Vladivostok to watch its colourful annual Tiger Day Festival. The weather was beautiful, and the parade was a great success. Over 4,000 brightly colored costumed participants proceeded down Okeansky Avenue, … Continue
Leopard and Sea
On September 21, 2013, staff members of the Phoenix Fund took part in the Leopard and Sea Festival that was celebrated in Slavyanka. The holiday devoted to the one of the rarest cats on the planet – the Amur leopard … Continue
Putin Allots 15 Million Roubles from Presidential Reserve Fund to Tiger Rehabilitation Centre
http://www.itar-tass.com/c95/882153.html Moscow, September 19. /ITAR-TASS/ Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered to allot 15 million roubles from the presidential reserve fund in 2013 to Primorskii Regional Non-commercial Organization «The Centre for Rehabilitation and Reintroduction of Tigers and Other Rare Animals» (PRNCO … Continue
Putin Visits Tiger Rehabilitation Centre in Russia’s Far East
http://ria.ru/eco/20130901/959968647.html RIA Novosti reported on September 1, 2013 that Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Primorskii Regional Non-commercial Organization «The Centre for Rehabilitation and Reintroduction of Tigers and Other Rare Animals» (PRNCO «Tiger Centre») located in Alekseevka village. In his presence two young … Continue
Record Number of Tigers and Leopards
For the eighth year in succession the Phoenix Fund has announced a call for entries for its annual art contest on two themes -“One day of Amur tiger” and “One day of Amur leopard” - with the purpose of attracting … Continue
Police Seize Amur Tiger Skin in Khabarovsky Krai
Source: Baikal24 http://www.baikal24.ru/page.php?action=showItem&type=news&id=136003 Khabarovsky police are looking for poachers, residents of Mayak village in Nanaisky district, suspected of killing an Amur tiger. The press service of Head Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for Far … Continue
Putin Establishes Tiger Conservation Fund
Source: official website of United Russia party http://er.ru/news/2013/7/29/po-iniciative-putin-sozdan-fonda-po-ohrane-amurskih-tigrov/ The Russian Geographical Society, of which Vladimir Putin is Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and which traditionally participates in a large number of projects for rare species conservation, is the founder … Continue
Russia’s State Duma approves president’s proposal to make harvest and smuggling of endangered species a crimial offence
Source: http://rapsinews.ru/legislation_news/20130618/267825819.html MOSCOW, JUNE 18 - RAPSI. On June 18, 2013 State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted in the third reading legal amendments that introduce criminal responsibilities with maximum imprisonment up to 7 years for harvest of and trade … Continue
Three Cubs Joined Cinderella
The first week of December 2012 marked the busiest days at the Amur Tiger Rehabilitation Centre located in Alekseevka village (Primorsky krai, Russian Far East). The centre has admitted new patients - three Amur tiger cubs –that were found in the woods without their mother in late November. Continue
