This year started with heartbreaking news about Amur tigers. On January 27, a large shipment of wildlife derivatives was seized in Primorye, near the border between China and Russia. Officers of the Far Eastern Operative Customs and border guards stopped … Продолжить
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Tigress Filippa returns to the wild
We are glad to inform everyone, who was concerned about the fate of the tigress Filippa, that the young predator has been returned into the wild after 14 months of rehabilitation at the Centre for Rehabilitation and Reintroduction of Tigers … Продолжить
Record Restitution Payment Sentenced for Poaching in Primorye
Primorsky regional court ruled to recover more than 9 million roubles ($149,229) in restitution from a local resident in order to compensate environmental damage he caused during illegal hunting, namely for killing Amur leopard cat, Black vulture, mandarin duck, 6 … Продолжить
Best Veterinarians Decide Fate of Injured Tiger Cub
On January 13, an injured tiger cub was found in Pozharsky district of Primorye. Primorsky Hunting Management Department specialists immediately arrived on the scene and took the animal to the Centre for Rehabilitation and Reintroduction of Tigers and Other Rare … Продолжить
5-month-old cub captured and kept at quarantine unit
On December 16, 2016, specialists of Primorsky Hunting Department, Centre for Rehabilitation and Reintroduction of Tigers and Other Rare Animals (PRNCO «Tiger Centre» and United Directorate of Lazovsky Nature Reserve and Zov Tigra National Park successfully captured an orphan tiger … Продолжить
Gang of Poachers and Smugglers Busted in Primorye
Source: https://en.mvd.ru/news/item/2638460/ Press-Center of the MIA of Russia Press-Service of the MIA Administration for the Primorsky Territory Employees of the MIA Administration for the Primorsky Territory, carried out a complex of measures aimed at revealing crimes against animals, included in … Продолжить
Amur Tiger Poacher Convicted in Russia’s Far East
Source: https://ria.ru/vl/20140226/997093331.html Tiger killing for skin was committed last May. Moscow, Feb 26 — RIA Novosti. The General Prosecutor’s Office reported on Wednesday that a hunter who had killed an Amur tiger in Primorsky krai was sentenced to correctional labor … Продолжить
Tiger Poaching Persists Despite Tough Laws
On November 21, 2013, while patrolling the Land of the Leopard National Park (Primorsky krai, Russian Far East), the rangers discovered a dead male Amur tiger. The predator is believed to have been killed by poachers in late-night hunting, taking … Продолжить
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 … Продолжить
Financial punishment for poachers increased
Source: Press Service of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation http://www.mnr.gov.ru/news/detail.php?ID=130555 On March 31, 2013, new fixed charges for damage caused to wildlife species included in the Russian Red Data Book came into force. According … Продолжить
