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July 17, 2017

Shadow of a Cub Brings More Hope for Tigers in Russia

VLADIVOSTOK (July 17, 2017) A photograph just released by PROO Tiger Center provides further evidence that tigers are re-colonizing lost habitat in Russia.

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June 14, 2017

Musk Deer Poaching in Russia Linked to Logging Roads

(VLADIVOSTOK, JUNE 14, 2017) – Musk deer are small, shy, fanged deer targeted by poachers across Asia for the musk gland found in males, a substance that, gram from gram, is more valuable than gold.

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June 12, 2017

A Fairy -Tail Ending: Public School in New York Tells a Cinderella Story with Russian Tigers

(New York City, June 12, 2017) – The story of Zolushka—“Cinderella” in the Russian language—captured hearts across the world in 2013 when this young, orphaned tigress was rescued in the wild by scientists, reared for a short time in captivity, and then released back into the wild as an adult.

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