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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Changchun, November 15 (Xinhua) — An event involving Chinese and Russian experts on the cross-border protection of Manchurian tigers and Amur leopards was held in Hunchun City, Northeast China's Jilin Province, on Friday.
At the event, researchers from the National Park of Manchurian (Amur) Tigers and Far Eastern Leopards in China and the Russian National Park "Land of the Leopard," as well as other experts from Chinese universities and enterprises, presented current achievements in scientific research on Manchurian tigers and Far Eastern leopards, shared experiences in cross-border conservation, and discussed opportunities for future collaboration.
According to Viktor Bardyuk, director of the Land of the Leopard Federal State Budgetary Institution, the Far Eastern leopard population in the national park has grown significantly in recent years.
He also expressed his readiness to fruitfully cooperate with China in the field of environmental protection, protect the unique natural environment of Northeast Asia, and deepen the friendship between the peoples of China and Russia.
That same day, participants visited a local museum dedicated to Manchurian tigers and Far Eastern leopards, where they learned about China's fruitful achievements in scientific research and the protection of these rare cats and other endangered wild animals.
Dina Matyukhina, a senior researcher at the Land of the Leopard Federal State Budgetary Institution, expressed hope that both sides will strengthen contacts and that their Chinese colleagues will also visit Russia.
Hunchun is located in the central part of the Manchurian Tiger and Amur Leopard National Park of China. It is home to numerous wild animals under special state protection in China, including the Manchurian tiger, Amur leopard, sika deer, and Manchurian crane.
According to data, there are about 70 Manchurian tigers and about 80 Far Eastern leopards living in the Manchurian Tiger and Far Eastern Leopard National Park.
Since the signing of a cooperation agreement on the conservation of the Amur tiger and Far Eastern leopard in 2010, cooperation between China and Russia has steadily expanded. In 2019, the Tiger and Leopard National Park and Russia's Land of the Leopard National Park conducted mutual visits, formally establishing a strategic partnership for the transboundary conservation of tigers and leopards. In March 2024, a Chinese-Russian laboratory for the conservation of the Amur tiger was established. This year, the first meeting of the Joint Commission for the Implementation of the Agreement between the Governments of China and Russia on the Establishment of the Land of the Big Cats Transboundary Reserve was held.
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