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Tigers get more protection in Russia’s Far East, says WWF
Vladivostok, Russia--Today the Russian Government created a new national park that is habitat for the endangered Siberian tiger in the country’s Far Eastern region after six years of research and negotiation by World Wildlife Fund. Roughly the size of Rhode Island, Anyuiskii National Park—1562.5 square miles--is the largest of three protected areas established by the Russian government in 2007.
December 19, 2007 -
Senate Passes Legislation to Prevent Imports of Illegal Wood
WASHINGTON, D.C. – World Wildlife Fund (WWF) commends the Senate for including Senator Wyden and Senator Alexander’s “Combat Illegal Logging Act” language within the manager’s amendment to the Farm Bill, which passed by a vote of 79-14 on December 14. The amendment makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, buy or transport illegally-sourced wood products, and enables U.S. enforcement agencies to crack down on illegal timber traffickers.
December 19, 2007 -
Wild Salmon Illegally Caught in Russia and Shipped to the U.S.
WASHINGTON--East Asian countries are importing between 50 and 90 percent more Russian Sockeye salmon thanRussia is reporting as caught and much of it is destined for theU.S. according to a new report from TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, and WWF.
November 13, 2007 -
WWF Welcomes Government Support for Conservation of Indonesia's Forests
WASHINGTON --WWF welcomes the announcement this weekend by the Australian and Indonesian governments of the Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership. The Australian Government aims to contribute $30 million over four years to the partnership and encourages other government, private sector and non-government organizations to meet a target of $100 million to protect and rehabilitate large areas of forest across Kalimantan (the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo).
September 11, 2007 -
WWF Chief Scientist Testifies on Behalf of Great Cats, Rare Canids and International Cranes
WASHINGTON- Dr. Eric Dinerstein, Chief Scientist and Vice-President for Conservation Science at World Wildlife Fund testified before the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans of the House Committee on Natural Resources today on three bills - H.R. 1464, the Great Cats and Rare Canids Conservation Act of 2007, H.R. 1913, the Great Cats Conservation Act of 2007, and H.R. 1771, the Crane Conservation Act of 2007. Modeled on the highly successful conservation programs for elephants, rhinos, tigers, great apes, sea turtles and neotropical migratory birds, the bills would establish conservation programs to protect some of the world's most endangered and iconic species.
September 06, 2007 -
Cross border haul of Illegal bear and tiger parts seized in Russian Far East
Customs and the Frontier Service in the Primorskii province in the Russian Far East have seized a massive cache of illegal wildlife products bound for China.
August 28, 2007 -
Russia Declares Second Tiger Park in Span of One Week
Vladivostok, Russia—Adding the second national park for Siberian tigers in the span of one week, the Russian Government this past weekend established “Udege Legend” National Park for tiger conservation and the cultural preservation of an indigenous way of life. Now Russia’s protected a total of 419,000 acres of Siberian or Amur tiger habitat as national park.
June 11, 2007 -
Update on Census of World's Most Endangered Cat: Female Amur Leopard Found Dead
Vladivostok, Russia—Following the April 18 announcement that only 25 to 34 of the Amur or Far Eastern leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) remain in the wild, World Wildlife Fund says the number must now be revised because a female Amur leopard was killed.
April 23, 2007 -
WWF Experts at Global Tiger Forum Available to Discuss Big Cat Conservation, China Tiger Trade Ban
Kathmandu, Nepal – The world’s leading tiger experts and delegates from at least 12 countries are gathering in Nepal this week to discuss the future of the world’s endangered wild tigers at the International Tiger Symposium and Global Tiger Forum. WWF and TRAFFIC scientists, policy experts and wildlife trade authorities are available to provide updates and comment on the meetings.
April 17, 2007 -
WWF Applauds Initial Congressional Efforts to Enact Bills to Protect Rhinos, Tigers and Elephants
The U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans has passed two bills that provide funding for programs that protect endangered rhinos, tigers and elephants:
March 23, 2007 -
Russia Agrees to Re-route World's Longest Oil Pipeline Sparing the Last Remaining Habitat of the Endangered Amur Leopard
MOSCOW - Responding to appeals from World Wildlife Fund and other conservationists, the Russian Government agreed to re-route part of the new East Siberia-Pacific Ocean Pipeline sparing the last remaining habitat of the Amur leopard, the world's most endangered cat.
March 13, 2007 -
Biggest Bust in a Decade of Tiger, Bear Parts in Russia
WASHINGTON - Russian law enforcement officials today seized three Siberian tiger skins, eight tiger paws and 332 tiger bones as well as 531 saiga horns and 283 Asiatic black bear paws near the Russian border with China, making it the the largest bust of its kind in at least a decade. The seizure took place in a village near Russia's eastern border with China in an area where World Wildlife Fund (WWF) works with government authorities to combat the illegal trade of wildlife products when police stopped a car that had its passenger seats removed and was stuffed full of bags. The driver claimed to be delivering bags of potatoes but upon inspection police discovered the animal parts.
January 19, 2007 -
Shell Must Heed Scientific Findings
Washington, DC - An independent assessment of the impact of an oil and gas development in the Russian Far East on endangered gray whales must dictate the fate of current Shell operations, a proposed offshore platform and undersea pipeline, according to World Wildlife Fund. On the eve of the publication of the independent review, WWF is calling on Royal Dutch Shell and Japan's Mitsui and Mitsubishi to act immediately on any scientific findings concerning development activities in the sole feeding grounds of the critically endangered western gray whale.
February 15, 2005
