On August 28, 2005 the already traditional Leopard Land Festival took place on the beach of Baklan bay in Slavyanka City in the Khasan district, the habitat of the last remaining 30 Far Eastern leopards. Продолжить
Residents and ecologists appeal to governor to stop forest clearing
The heads of Luchegorsk, Fedoseev, Nagorny and Pozharsky towns opposed the sell by auction of Luchegorsky and Pozharsky district forestry for cutover. Officials co-operated with conservationists and NGOs in their appeal to Primorsky krai governor Sergei Darkin. Продолжить
Rolex Helps Save Tigers
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Five winners were honoured for their innovative projects in science, medicine and nature conservation during a solemn award ceremony in New Delhi, India on 27 November. Sergei Bereznuk, director of the Phoenix Fund, Russian ecological organisation, is one of the five laureates who received this prestigious award for innovations in Amur tiger conservation. Продолжить
Zov Tigra National Park
Zov Tigra National Park (Roar of the Tiger), established in 2008, offers both adventure and nature observation opportunities. The highest mountains of Primorye (Mt. Oblachnaya 6,108 ft and Mt. Snezhnaya 5,524 ft), waterfalls, and crystal clear water give the Park incredible attractiveness. Продолжить
Sakhalin-Khabarovsk-Vladivostok Gas Pipeline in Primorye
On September 15, Russian media informed that the construction of the Sakhalin-Khabarovsk-Vladivostok gas pipeline started in Primorye according to the agreement signed by Primorsky Krai Administration and Russian energy giant Gasprom. The first joint of the gas pipeline in Primorye was welded on September 14 nearby Ivanovka village of Mikhailovsky district. Продолжить
Residents of the Russian Far East Protect Anyuisky National Park
On September 13, 2010 substantial financial support was sent to Anyuisky National Park’s bank account by the Phoenix Fund, Russian ecological NGO, that raised 12,189 rubles ($406) through its “HELP!” text donation campaign in the last two months. Продолжить
Russian NGOs Apply to Government to Prevent Catastrophe Similar to Mexico Bay
63 Russian NGOs signed a petition to the Russian Government to take measures to prevent a catastrophe similar to that in Mexico Bay in the U.S. Phoenix is one of them. Продолжить
Governmental Residence To Be Built in Primorye
The Presidential administration is going to build a government residence for the first persons of the country on Gamov peninsula in Khasansky district of Primorsky krai. The cost of this project will be 7,7 billion rubles ($256 million) as estimated. Продолжить
Public hearings on sea terminal in Elizarov Bay
The public hearings on the sea terminal of the refinery in Elizarov Bay took place on June 15, in Vladimiro-Aleksandrovskoye village near Partizansk town. The Phoenix Fund representative took part in it. Продолжить
Lazovsky Nature Reserve Needs Your Help!
On Monday, April 27, Phoenix made an appeal to the residents of Primorye to help Lazovsky Nature Reserve (NR), home to the Amur tiger and other endangered species, with preventing re-contamination of cleaned reserve’s shoreline. Продолжить
