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| Baogang, S.; Miquelle, D.G.; Xiaochen, Y.; Zhang, E.; Hiyai, S.; Goshen, G.; Pikunov, D.G.; Dunishenko, Y.M.; Nikolaev, I.G.; Daming, L. | |
| 1999 Survey of Amur tigers and Far Eastern Leopards in Eastern Heilongjiang Province, China and recommendations for their conservation | |
| 1999 Full Book | |
This report represents a final stage in a series of surveys that have been conducted across the Sino-Russian transboundary region to better define the status and distribution of the Amur tiger and the Far Eastern leopard at the end of the 20th century. There has been a long tradition of surveying wildlife in the Russian Far East, beginning with Kaplanov's (1948) now classic work to estimate the number of tigers in "Ussuriland." A series of surveys in both Jilin and Heilongjiang (reviewed below) have also attempted to track changes in tiger and leopard numbers on the Chinese side of the border. But starting in 1996, when a full-range survey of tigers took place in the Russian Far East, there has been an international effort to define the status of leopards and tigers across their entire range, irrespective of international boundaries. These efforts began in China in 1998, with the UNDP and WCS-sponsored survey of leopards and tigers in eastern Jilin Province. At the same time, a series of surveys have monitored the status of leopards and tigers along the border regions on the Russian side. The results of this Heilongjiang survey are the culmination of this process. In the final section, we have outlined a bold action plan to save tigers and leopards that is entirely dependent on cooperative efforts between Russia and China. It is clear that if the Amur tiger is to survive in China, and if the Far Eastern leopard is to survive at all, cooperative management of these two species will be essential. It is our hope that these surveys, conducted by multi-national parties, will act as the catalyst for such cooperative management of the rich natural ecosystems of these international boundary regions. |
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