Country Snapshot - Russia

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TCL - Tiger Conservation Landscapes

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Status of National Tiger Action Plan

Available: Yes

Approval date: 1996

Approval authority: Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology, Government of Russia

Revision expected: Yes

Key Tiger-Related Statistics

Estimated number of tigers: about 350 *
* Estimated number of ADULT tigers, source: 2009 IUCN Red List http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/15955/0

Subspecies: Amur Tiger

Number of Tiger Conservation Landscapes (TCLs) identified: 1

Area of TCL: 241,868 km²

Area of TCL under protection: 26,027 km²

Priority Issues and Actions
(from Existing National Tiger Action Plan and/
or Other Sources)

Eliminate gaps in institutional mandates
Improvement in wildlife crime control
Amelioration of human-wildlife conflicts
Establishment of new Protected Areas
Improvement in logging practices
Hunting management to restore prey-base
Management of forest fires
Averting threats from development infrastructure
Substitution of forest-based livelihoods
Community-based management

Key National Stakeholders

Main Government Agencies: Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology, State Service for Oversight in Natural Resource Use, Administrations of Khabarovsk and Primorsky Krays

Main Non-governmental Groups: Phoenix Fund, Khabarovsk Wildlife Foundation, Center for the Protection of Wild Nature (Zov Taigi), Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance (ALTA), Wildlife Conservation Society, WWF

Country Membership

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES): Yes

Global Tiger Forum: No

Opportunities for Early Action

Study and improvement of logging practices
Hunting management to restore tiger prey
Study and management of forest fires
Substitution of local forest-based livelihoods
Resolution of federal legislation gaps