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LIVING CHINA STATUS EXTINCT THREATENED LOW RISK ENVIRONMENT SERIES Common Name: AMUR/SIBERIAN TIGER PANTHERA TIGRIS ALTAICA Scientific Name CR EN EX EW VU NT LC Extinctin the wild Critically endangered Encdangered Vulnerable Extinct Near threat Least concerm THE KING HAS NO CASTLE EN Endangered Only the polar bear and the brown bear are bigger than the Amur among predators that walk on land The Amur tiger is the largest sub-species of tiger and is primarily found in far-east Russia and northeast China. It came close to being extinct but its population has rebounded and about 450 are alive today. 22}•●{450 ESTIMATED ESTIMATED NUMBER IN NUMBER IN CHINA RUSSIA BROUGHT BACK FROM THE BRINK Degpite anincreasein poaching he contrusd coreenstion and antipoaching eforts of meny groups, induding the WAF, have hepedkeep he fgers population stay rlavoly ble Number of Amur tigers in China 22 (Estimated Total number of Amur tigers in Russia 450 (Estimatedi Number of tigers in between the estimated range average 400-450 450 370-400 180-260 200 180-190 60-80 20-30 12-16 18-22 1950s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2012 China has set a goal of protecting tiger habitats and double tiger numbers in the country by 2022 POPULATION AND DISTRIBUTION CHINA TIGER RECOVERY PROGRAM Amur tigers were once found throughout boreal forests in China, the Russian Far East, and the Korean peninsula. The subspecies is now restricted to the Sikhote-Alin range in the Primorski and Khabarovski provinces of the Russian Far East, and possibly to small pockets in the border areas of China and North Korea. Under a global tiger recovery.plan, China has lunched its own tiger recovery plan on the 2011 Global Tiger Day. Accordingly, Jlin Province has worked out the Project Plan of Changbaishan Wild Amur Tiger Recovery, and Heilongjiang Province also has made an action plan of restoring wild Amur tigers. I THREATS ISOLUTIONS PAST AMUR TIGER HABITAT IN CHINA AMUR TIGER LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND FENCING Railway, highway and border fences prevent the Amur tiger population from going from Russia Far East to China to aid in the recovery of Chinese tiger population. In WWF's recommendations, the Amur tiger potential habitat is to be identified into 10 prioritized areas. Buy building corridors between China and Russia, and between these areas, the Chinese Amur tiger will hopefully resettle to China 1950s 1970s- 1970s Towns in tiger landscape Tiger point Russia Tiger point China Main city Existing nature reserve WANDASHAN AREA Planning area - Potential corridor * RUSSIA ILLEGAL TRADE Although the tiger trade has been strictly POACHING OF TIGERS AND THEIR PREY CHINA HUMAN EXPANSION Prionity area for tiger consefvation With human population movements and rapid economic development in Northeast China, the habitat of Amur tigers has shrunk and been tragmented. Baohe Athough people in China are less and less in the habit of Optimal tiger habitats forbidden in China since Baogieg 1993, a demand remains for tiger parts, putting tigers in the wid under continuous threats hunting and ueually do not target tigers, the poaching of ungulates indrectly threaten tigers by depriving them of prey. Hunting snares also pose dangers to the predators. Hull Kingkai OHarbin Uixi. Mudanjiang RECOVERY OF TIGER Changchur PREY POPULATION Tiger prey populations wil be increased through the reintroduction of deer, through anti-poaching measures and through forest management. LOWER TIGER PREY POPULA- Yar TIONS CHANGBAISHAN AREA In Northeast China, the population of tiger prey has become extremely low, as has the abity of habitats to support ungulates. Both constrain tiger settlement and the recovery of a productive population. Sta of Japan TIGRESS SETTLEMENT Tigress setting through the tiger protected area network will be promoted through coridor management and recovery of the tiger prey popuation. 10 DPRK Baihan Tonghua AREA OF DETAIL MAP: ANCIFENG GUILLERMO MUNRO SOURCEWWF GUILLERMO MUNRO /CHINA DAILY