ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - A - THE TIGER (Panthera tigris)

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So the wishes of Pikunov became partialy truth. A couple of years ago was created the largest tiger protected aria in Russia and probably in the world - Bikin national park with territory of 11 600 sq.km, its 3 times larger than Sihote Alin state reserve (4000 sq km) and has a area larger than Yelloowstone, in the vast virgin forests of Bikin could be places where have never stepped a foot of "white man". Creation of Bikin NP is probably the most significant event in the history of amur tiger protection in the last 70 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikin_National_Park

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A newly created tiger protected areas include:

- Anyusky national park (Habarovskij region, created 1999) - 4 294 sq.km.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anyuysky_National_Park

- Zov tigra national park - 834 sq.km, created 2007
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zov_Tigra_National_Park

- Land of the leopard NP - 2620 sq.km, created 2012

- Sredneusuriskij zakaznik - 700 sq km.

Comparing with Soviet era the entire protected tiger area increased 4-5 fold and now encompass more than 20 000 sq km forests which should be 13-14% of total area of Primorskij region (168 000 sq.km). Ussuriland and Sihote Alin mountain range particularly is turning for Russia what is Alaska for United States - a vast epic wilderness preserved for the future generations.

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