Last Thursday Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the release of three tigers in the Zheludinskiy reserve on the border of Bureya and Arkharinsky Districts of the Amur Region.
Animals had been brought to the zoological reserve the day before from the center of rehabilitation and reintroduction of tigers and other rare animals, located in Primorsky Krai. Five Amur tigers (two females and three males) were found near death six months ago in the taiga of Ussuriis. Poachers left them without parents. Three young predators released into the wild were named Kuzya, Borya and Ilona.
The activities are taking place at the expense of budget funds, non-profit organizations and wildlife protection fund. The success of the release can be measured when it becomes clear that the predators have survived extreme conditions of winter and were able to adapt to the new location.
The Russian President pays special attention to the problem of preservation of rare species of animals, including the Amur tiger. It was the initiative of Vladimir Putin to create the Amur Tiger Center last summer, one of the main tasks of which is to study and preserve populations of rare predators in the wild.
The Amur Tiger Center provided charitable assistance to the specifically authorized establishment of the Amur Region in monitoring and gathering information about the future of striped migrants. Specialists of this establishment will monitor the movement of tigers through the taiga, monitor their health, take measures to increase the number of forage reserve for the tiger - hoofed animals.
"The list of activities of the project includes taking necessary measures in case of a conflict between the predator and the human, as well as carrying out social work with the local population. Shaping of friendly attitude to the Amur tiger is the key to the existence of a stable population of predators in the wild ", - comments specialists of the Amur Tiger Center.
Depending on the results of the project for the reintroduction of tigers in the wild the Center staff could be able to make recommendations which are useful to Russian experts for further work on the restoration of the Amur tiger population.