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| Fomenko, P.V. | |
| Current status of tiger conservation in the Russian far east | |
| 1999 Conference Proceeding | |
The Russian Far East is home to the last surviving contiguous populations of the Amur or Siberian Tiger, Panthera tigris altaica. The 1996 census estimated that the Russian population consisted of 330-371 adult animals. It is not known if this population is still in contact with the small population that inhabits the forest of the North Chinese provinces of Hayludzyan and Dzilin (estimated to include 30-35 animals) More recent census information indicates a slight increase and some experts estimate that the population now consists of 300 - 350 breeding females and 500-600 adult animals in total. It is generally accepted that the most serious threat to the long-term survival of the Amur Tiger is the loss and fragmentation of suitable habitat along with reduced prey availability. However, poaching of Tigers to supply the traditional Asian medicine markets, is now being conceded as the most dangerous threat to the survival of this species. |
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