The Amur Tiger: history, distribution, population dynamics, ecology, and conservation strategies

Vladivostok: DalNauka, 2010. — 104 pp.The problems associated with conserving large felids in the wild are becoming more and more severe. The Amur tiger – a unique representative of the Asian faunal complex – is today only well protected in the southern Russian Far East. The book is more than a half century of experience in the study and conservation of the Amur tiger in Russia – it is a presentation of the periods of research, the specialists who engaged in this work, and the traditional and current methods used to study this carnivore and assess its distribution, numbers and habitat quality. Key recommendations for conservation are presented that could increase numbers of tigers. Priorities
for conserving the Amur tiger in the future are presented.
Intensive economic development in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains, including gas and oil pipelines, dramatic increases in the amount of logging, and other problems associated with development of the territory are resulting in declining numbers of tigers and ungulates. This tendency has become even clearer over the past five years. Therefore it is necessary to continue research and develop new recommendations.
This book is recommended for specialists in the sphere of environmental protection, wildlife biology and zoology, students, and all those interested in the natural environment.