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26 February 2008

A Cage-Trap Set for Tiger Discovered in the “Akvaresursy” Hunting Estate.

In Primorye, in the estates’ territory a cage-trap set for catching the Amur tiger was found. WWF is concerned about the fact that a successful hunting estate allows tiger hunting...

22 February 2008

The Altai-Sayan Protected Areas Council will be established

The main objects of the Council are assistance in the partnership between protected areas and local communities and development of the transboundary conservation cooperation..

15 February 2008

Striped Cat Killed Spotted Cat

WWF Russia experts have investigated death of the Far Eastern leopard in one of the former deer farms of Primorye. The leopard was killed by its “elder brother” - the Amur tiger...

13 February 2008

Smugglers and Poachers will Face Trial

Investigation on the biggest seizure of wildlife products ever made by Border, Internal and Customs services in Primorye in RFE was completed. The criminal case will be passed to the court in the nearest future...

8 February 2008

The Year for Ramsar Wetlands Began to Walk across the Russia Far East

8 February 2008

Unique Forests of Russia – Korean and Siberian Pine Stands of the Nuts Harvesting Zones – Celebrate its 55 Anniversary

On February 6, 1953 the Union of Ministers of the former USSR signed № 342 decree that gave new protective status to the valuable Korean and Siberian pines stands...

8 February 2008

Forest Contest for the Kids of Primorye

On Friday 8, in Vladivostok, winners of the sixth province-wide ecological contest of school research and practical works “Forest Olimpiada-2007” were awarded...

25 January 2008

Zov Tigra and Udegeiskaya Legenda National Parks Now have not Only Territory but also Directorate

25 January 2008

New Attack of a Tiger against Man

WWF continues to monitor situation with the Amur tiger: on January 22 on a logging site in Pozharskii district in Primorye a young tiger attached a man...

25 January 2008

Law on the Side of Forest Protectors

23 January 2008

A series of Accidents with the Amur Tigers Concern Environmentalists

18 January 2008

Russians sign petition against gas pipeline route

WWF-Russia launches a campaign to prevent the Ukok Plateau in the southern Siberia from being destroyed by a gas pipeline system that is planned to be built through this plateau by Russian “Gazprom” gas company...

27 December 2007

WWF Russia volunteers will celebrate New Year saving birds in Kerch

A volunteer camp of WWF has resumed its work in the Black Sea strait rescuing birds affected by a November oil spill...

24 December 2007

The biggest population of snow leopard in Russia will be protected

WWF-Russia will finance the development of ecologically-economical basis for the territory for the third wildlife preservation in Altai Republic – «Saylyugemsky»..

19 December 2007

New European Union quotas are bad for Cod

EU Fisheries Ministerial Commission for the first time since 2002 agreed upon significant increase of Cod fishing quotas in EU waters for 2008 based on early signs of stock recovery...

18 December 2007

Third national park created in the Russian Far East – Anyuiskii

Just before the New Year, the Russian Government has made a present to the Amur tiger and environmentalists. On December 15, the Government signed a decree on the creation of a new national park in Khabarovsk province...

17 December 2007

Illegal wildlife trade was discussed in the Altai-Sayan

There were relevant seminars in Tuva Republic and in Novosibirsk on the trilateral conference of the conservation organizations..

17 December 2007

Illegal Logging in Primorsky province could not be stopped without emergency measures

Deputies of the regional Legislative Assembly suggest introducing special regime in seven districts, where under complete lack of control from governmental agencies illegal loggings reach unexampled heights..

14 December 2007

Do not cut all-needle fur – relic tree of the southern Primorye

Kids from WWF’s club of Kamenushka village together with staff from WWF, the Ussuriisk nature reserve, and local press-club conducted a special event towards protection of all-needle fur...

13 December 2007

First in Russia textbook about wildlife species transported across the boarder published in Vladivostok

On December 6, WWF Russia and the Vladivostok branch of the Russian Customs Academy presented a new textbook for the academy students and customs officials...

11 December 2007

Kamchatka discusses shelf project expansion

Public hearings on the Project for exploratory drilling at the West Kamchatka shelf of the Sea of Okhotsk took place in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky...

10 December 2007

The participants of the Association of the Reserves and National parks of the Altai-Sayan met in Shushenskoe village, Krasnoyarski krai

The main subject of the meeting was summarising of the “Biodiversity monitoring” project results..

6 December 2007

First in Russia textbook about wildlife species transported across the boarder published in Vladivostok

On December 6, WWF Russia and the Vladivostok branch of the Russian Customs Academy presented a new textbook for the academy students and customs officials...

3 December 2007

New Cuttings Started in Tayozhnyi Wildlife Refuge

WWF raises alarm: Primorye loggers intruded into Tayozhnyi wildlife refuge. They select best trees thus destroying the Amur tiger habitat and depriving wild ungulates of forage...

28 November 2007

Loggers of Russian Far East Scored

On November 22 in Khabarovsk, WWF Russia presented results of scoring of ecological responsibility among timber enterprises in Primorskii and Khabarovskii provinces...

23 November 2007

WWF Announced the Winners of the 4th Annual WWF International Smart Gear Competition To Reduce Bycatch

Bycatch is undeliberate catching of fish and other biological resources in fish nets along with the main objects of fishing; it is confirmed that bycatch leads to population decline in many threatened marine mammals, tur..

21 November 2007

Lawlessness in Shkotovskii district of Primorye

Forest poachers has declared war to local activists and WWF staff defending valued forests in Shkotovskii district of Primorye...

19 November 2007

Sea ice, polar bears and WWF experts are approaching Chukotka

Today a group of experts of WWF Russia and WWF Sweden are going to Chukotka. They will join “Polar Bear Patrols” of Chukotka to monitor migrating polar bears...

15 November 2007

Black Sea environment to take years to recover from oil spill

Moscow, Russia – The oil spill that wreaked havoc in the Kerch Strait leading to the Black Sea last week will take at least 5 to 10 years for the marine environment to recover, says WWF...

15 November 2007

The ecologists are not satisfied by the judgment

The criminal trial about illegal logging in the reserve Malo-Kemchugski took place in the Emelyanovo district course (Krasnoyarski kray) on 8th November. The defendant was committed to the fine - 80 thousands rubles...

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