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Ever wanted to visit the land of the Amur tiger? ALTA partner Phoenix Fund has teamed up with Udege Legend National Park to offer small scale eco tourism adventures!
Adventurous travelers now have the opportunity to visit Udege Legend National Park, home to about 8 Amur tigers, as well as Himalayan black bears, brown bears, roe deer, wild boar, red deer, and fish owls. Accommodation is provided in rustic forest cabins, and there's a banya to relax in after a long day exploring the park. Click here for more information.
WCS announces recommendations to reverse the downward trend of the Amur tiger population
ALTA attends Kathmandu Global Tiger Workshop
Emergency Situation in Kedrovaya Pad Reserve!
Riding the Tour de France for Amur Leopards! 
Pete Eggleston raised over £1,300 for Amur leopard conservation by riding a gruelling stage of the Tour de France on July 20th. The event comprised a 108 mile bike ride, culminating in the climb of the infamous Mont Ventoux. Thanks Pete!
ALTA Newsflash - May 2009
Please read our ALTA newsflash containing news of recent events relating to both Amur tiger and Amur leopard conservation. Newsflash (Newsflash Febr 2009, Newsflash Oct 2008)
As we have not been able to activate the web links in the pdf document, we have included them on a separate page for quick access. Newsflash website links
Amur tiger gallery and pages
We added a new Amur tiger gallery to the website as well as a story about ZSL-sponsored Amur tiger camera-trapping by Linda Kerley and her husband Misha Borisenko.
Amur leopard appeal at AnimalCampaigns.com
This online portal dedicated to animal welfare and conservation campaigning has launched an appeal for support of ALTA's Amur leopard conservation work. Visit the Amur leopard appeal. (17 Febr. 2009)
Amur leopards enjoy a grand New Year dinner!
A leopard killed three sika deer at the Gamov deer farm during the night of 28 December. The leader of our local anti-poaching team placed four camera-traps that were made available by WCS. The leopard returned the next night to eat more and it killed a fourth deer. A total of 40 photos were made by the camera-traps. The skin pattern of every individual leopard is unique and comparison with the skin pattern on photos made in September (see story below) proved that this is the same leopard that killed a deer in September. We have to pay the farm a compensation of $US 400 for the financial damage. An expensive dinner party! Check out the photos
“Biting Back” bars - chocolate with a conscience!
Chokolit’s “Biting Back” campaign is now supporting ALTA. From every milk crunch bar sold, 10 pence is donated to ZSL in support of our Amur leopard and tiger conservation work. Established in 2005 by 14-year-old Louis Barnett, Chokolit now produces a range of chocolate products that are free of palm oil. Expanding palm oil plantations in Indonesia and elsewhere form a major threat to remaining tiger habitat in Southeast Asia.
Darwin Initiative - Amur Leopard Wildlife Health Project
ZSL and the Primorskaya State Agricultural Academy's have developed a laboratory for the analysis of blood and tissue samples from leopards as well as samples from wild and domestic animals from areas where leopards will hopefully be re-introduced. This study is ongoing and will provide information about the diseases among domestic animals and wildlife that are a potential threat to released leopards. The majority of ZSL's work is financed with a "Darwin Initiative" grant from DEFRA (The U.K. 's Department for Environment, Food and and Rural Affairs).
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Join our "Amur Leopard Supporter Gallery"!!!
Eric Barkalow of the Feline Conservation Center in the USA made photos of visitors and volunteers promoting Amur leopard conservation. We placed his photos at our new "Amur Leopard Supporter Gallery".
Want to join the gallery? Send your photo, with the Amur leopard conservation emblem to
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Download the Amur Leopard Emblem: PDF , GIF
Amur Leopard Conservation T-Shirt - available now from the Feline Conservation Center (FCC).
First ever Amur leopard camera-trap photos at livestock kill !
On Tuesday 9 September Zhena Stoma, the anti-poaching team leader, placed for the first time two camera-traps near a livestock kill on a deer farm. The leopard returned to the deer it had killed and the cam-traps made three photos. Read Zhena's story
