On June 5 - the Russian Day of the Ecologist and the World Environment Day, the jury announced the winners of the Sixth Far Eastern Environmental Journalism Awards Taiga Alive - 2012, competition of nature protection journalism. We congratulate the winners and laureates! Продолжить
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Anti-Poaching Activities
Nowadays, tigers and leopards are still hunted for their valuable body parts that are used in traditional Chinese medicine and for skins that are in high international demand. Moreover, it is common for hunters to poach tigers to eliminate competition for ungulates and habitat and for locals to kill tigers in retaliation for depredations on domestic animals such as dogs and cows.
Poaching is a serious threat for the survival of these cats. Продолжить
Captive Tigress Broke Free!
Roskosh (Luxury) tigress escaped from the zoological centre in Spassky district. Villagers of Gaivoron and Sosnovka were warned of the potentially dangerous animal. Продолжить
MIST training Zov Tigra and Sikhote-Alin
Last week, the Sikhote-Alin State Nature Biosphere Reserve staff had a three-day training session, at which its law enforcement officers were trained in use of the newest technologies in nature protection. Продолжить
Successful Rescue Operation
Today, January 13, 2010, Yuri Berseniev, director of Zov Tigra (Tiger’s Call) National Park expressed his thanks to all people for their timely help and concern about hoofed animals of the Park. Продолжить
Workshop in Kirovka
Between July 4 and July 8 the Phoenix Fund and Primorsky Institute for Further Training of Educators organized a workshop “Biodiversity Conservation and New Methods in Ecological Education” in Kirovka town. Продолжить
First results of HELP action
On April 29, Phoenix summed up the results of SMS-Project “HELP!” aimed at fundraising for conservation of the Amur leopards and tigers, as well as the whole Ussuri taiga. During the past one and a half months over 1,582 sms messages totaling 31,640 rubles ($960) were received. Продолжить
Recent Incidents with Big Cats in Primorye
A brief summary of the recent incidents in Primorye (information is preliminary and unofficial). Продолжить
Primorye celebrates seventh anniversary of the Tiger Day
On September 24, 2006 the city of Vladivostok, Primorye, Russian Far East, celebrated one of its most colorful and exotic holidays - “Tiger Day”. Продолжить
Inspection Tiger officers urged to shoot an Amur tiger, wounded by poachers in Primorye
A full-grown Amur tiger was shot in Primorsky region. Wounded by poachers, it represented a real threat to the local population. Продолжить
