Putin-supported effort rescues Siberian tiger from extinction

2025-07-17 08:09:32

(MENAFN) Russia’s Amur tiger population, also known as the Siberian tiger, is no longer considered at risk of extinction, according to Konstantin Chuychenko, head of the Amur Tiger Center. Speaking on Wednesday, he credited the success to conservation efforts launched in 2013 under the support of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a strong advocate for protecting the species.

Over the past 13 years, the number of these big cats in Russia’s Far East has grown from approximately 430 to 750, Chuychenko said during the Land of Big Cats exhibition in Moscow. He noted that Russia has successfully fulfilled the objectives outlined in its national tiger protection strategy and encouraged people to visit the Far East to witness the animals in their natural habitat.

The Amur tiger is the largest tiger subspecies and the only one adapted to cold, snowy environments. It inhabits forests in Russia’s Far East and parts of Northeast China.

Despite these gains, the Amur tiger is still classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), meaning it faces a significant global extinction risk. A change to its official status would require further international review.

Currently, Russia’s 750 wild Amur tigers live in protected reserves and remote forests, while several hundred more are housed in zoos and wildlife parks worldwide.

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