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Strategy for conservation of the Amur tiger

The Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) is the northernmost subspecies of the tiger, the largest and once widespread representative of the Felidae family in Asia.
95%
The population of the Amur tiger in the world is concentrated on the territory of the Primorsky and Khabarovsk Territories, the Amur Region and the Jewish Autonomous Region of Russia
200thousand km2
The total area of the range of the Amur tiger in Russia at present
17–28%
constitutes natural death
72–83%
cases - the death of tigers due to human fault, mainly as a result of poaching
Priority measures for the conservation of the Amur
tiger of the Russian Federation
tiger of the Russian Federation

Amur tiger in Khabarovsk Krai. Photo by Sascha Fonseca

Amur tiger in Khabarovsk Krai. Photo by Varvara Dronova

Amur tiger in National Park Bikin

Photo by Sascha Fonseca

Amur Tiger. Photo by Yuri Smityuk

Amur tiger in Khabarovsk Krai. Photo by Sascha Fonseca

Amur tiger in the Land of the Leopard National Park

Amur tiger in Sikhote-Alin Nature Reserve

Amur tiger in Khabarovsk Krai. Photo by Varvara Dronova

Amur tiger in Khabarovsk Krai. Photo by Sascha Fonseca

Tiger returns into the wild in Primorsky Krai

Amur tiger in Khabarovsk Krai. Photo by Sascha Fonseca


Tiger release in Primorsky Krai, 2022

Amur tiger in Khabarovsk Krai. Photo by Sascha Fonseca














