Russia, China agree to save tigers, leopards
August 29th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANSMoscow, Aug 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and China Sunday signed an agreement for setting up a trans-border wildlife reserve to save the endangered Siberian tiger and Amur leopard.
The agreement was sealed in northwestern China. Both countries agreed to step up an information exchange, synchronise monitoring over the populations of these animals, conduct joint research and prevent illegal hunting of tigers and leopards.
The population of Siberian tiger numbers some 500, 20 of them in China, according to the WWF.
–IANS/RIA Novosti
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