Organizations Helping
The World Wildlife Foundation
One of the greatest advocates for the Siberian Tiger is the World Wildlife Foundation. They divide the work they do into five main categories.
Monitoring Populations: The WWF monitors the Amur tiger populations in Russia and China. In 2011 a Siberian Tiger was caught on camera in part of China for the first time ever, giving the WWF new information on the species’s range.
Protecting Habitats: The WWF secures conservation areas in both China and the Russian Far East for tiger habitat. These habitats include both officially protected land and conservation leases.
Increasing Tiger Prey: The WWF works with hunting programs to protect wild boar, elk, and deer in the Russian Far East and China. They also provide food for these animals to ensure that the tigers do not go hungry in the winter time. They have also just begun a program in China to release a deer population.
Advocating for Improved Legislation: The WWF advocates for stronger laws and regulations to be put in place regarding hunting and logging of tigers and the forests they live in. They also work to increase enforcement of these regulations by training their own personnel and working with local organizations as well.
Raising Public Awareness: The WWF works to spread the awareness about tigers and their importance in the world. They educate hunters about sustainable and educated hunting practices and also put on Tiger Day celebrations in local communities in China and Russia.
There are many efforts being made to protect the Siberian Tigers. Although once no more than 20-30 individuals roamed the wild, now more than 550 individuals inhabit the Russian Far East (Amur Tiger, 2015). The significant increase in population is largely due to the amazing efforts made by various organizations and nonprofits. Both the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), are currently working to protect the Siberian Tigers and and the habitat they live in.
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Protect tigers and their habitat.
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Build capacity in range states.
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Reduce human-tiger conflict.
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Conduct scientific research on tigers to help inform conservation strategies.
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Promote tiger-friendly policies.
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Monitor tiger numbers, population trends, and threats to tigers and their habitats.
This non-profit has been very successful in integrating themselves into communities all over the world. They have one of the greatest networking of resources and management programs created to help endangered and threatened species.
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The Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society is a non-profit organization that works to increase the populations of endangered species all over the world. They currently conserve 2 million square miles of wild land all over the globe to help these species. Their strategies to meet their goals of saving the Siberian Tigers are as follows.
