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Tigers could roam once more in Central Asia
WWF applauds government of Kazakhstan on innovative effort to reintroduce tigers where they were previously extinct
For Release: Apr 13, 2011
Caroline Behringer
caroline.behringer@wwfus.org
(443) 285-1928
WASHINGTON, DC, April 13, 2011 – WWF applauds government of Kazakhstan on innovative effort to reintroduce tigers where they were previously extinct.
Tigers could once again inhabit Central Asia under a new plan by the Kazakhstan government to reintroduce them in part of the country where the species went extinct decades ago. World Wildlife Fund (WWF), together with the government and experts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, announced today a new program to return tigers to the region.
The plan seeks to relocate Amur tigers from the Russian Far East to suitable habitat in Kazakhstan near the delta of the Ili River.
The Caspian tiger, which was last seen in the wild in Kazakhstan in the late 1970s before disappearing as a result of poaching and habitat loss, has recently been shown to be genetically similar to living Amur tigers and therefore the Amur tiger offers an appropriate genetic source for potential reintroductions to the former range of the tiger in the Caspian region.
In March 2011, the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Masimov underlined his interest in developing the tiger restoration program during a meeting with WWF officials.
"We have agreed that WWF and the Ministry of Environment in Kazakhstan will draw up a comprehensive program to reintroduce the tiger in the area around Lake Balkhash", said WWF-Russia Director Igor Chestin. “With a strong plan and proper protections in place, tigers can again roam the forests and landscapes of Central Asia.”
Research done in 2010 showed that the Ili River Basin has around a million acres of suitable tiger habitat.
“The Kazakhstan government is seizing a great opportunity to help tigers, and we congratulate them for it” said Dr. Barney Long,... [continues]
Tigers could roam once more in Central Asia
WWF applauds government of Kazakhstan on innovative effort to reintroduce tigers where they were previously extinct
For Release: Apr 13, 2011
Caroline Behringer
caroline.behringer@wwfus.org
(443) 285-1928
WASHINGTON, DC, April 13, 2011 – WWF applauds government of Kazakhstan on innovative effort to reintroduce tigers where they were previously extinct.
Tigers could once again inhabit Central Asia under a new plan by the Kazakhstan government to reintroduce them in part of the country where the species went extinct decades ago. World Wildlife Fund (WWF), together with the government and experts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, announced today a new program to return tigers to the region.
The plan seeks to relocate Amur tigers from the Russian Far East to suitable habitat in Kazakhstan near the delta of the Ili River.
The Caspian tiger, which was last seen in the wild in Kazakhstan in the late 1970s before disappearing as a result of poaching and habitat loss, has recently been shown to be genetically similar to living Amur tigers and therefore the Amur tiger offers an appropriate genetic source for potential reintroductions to the former range of the tiger in the Caspian region.
In March 2011, the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Masimov underlined his interest in developing the tiger restoration program during a meeting with WWF officials.
"We have agreed that WWF and the Ministry of Environment in Kazakhstan will draw up a comprehensive program to reintroduce the tiger in the area around Lake Balkhash", said WWF-Russia Director Igor Chestin. “With a strong plan and proper protections in place, tigers can again roam the forests and landscapes of Central Asia.”
Research done in 2010 showed that the Ili River Basin has around a million acres of suitable tiger habitat.
“The Kazakhstan government is seizing a great opportunity to help tigers, and we congratulate them for it” said Dr. Barney Long,... [continues]
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