Amur Tigers Roam Kazakhstan Again After 70 Years, Breeding Plans Set for Future Wild Populations Upto 50 by 2035

Rahul Somvanshi Rahul Somvanshi

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[{"selector":"#anim-6b34ca76-772d-4420-b143-005579cf4d76","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.18988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-193ae004-4226-4128-91ab-f70e379e80a5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8b62aa55-839d-4d29-81ab-a35278446b84","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-70fb278a-7174-4e2c-8b0c-5e38debdcd6f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-43edf718-5d82-4d0c-b3fb-1b23c116548f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-17.41722236298322%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] This move was part of a reintroduction program led by the Government of Kazakhstan, which is working in collaboration with WWF and the United Nations Development Programme. Photo Source: Google Photo Source: Google

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[{"selector":"#anim-ab6c600e-31a3-4742-827a-e9f7c93555a9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.18988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1064c3ea-5793-49e6-8d44-e0e171e3893d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0a0d0d46-315b-4780-85dd-63e8bfa43681","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d5e4185d-319a-4ebd-9839-50d18d174ae1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5e11d7a3-afb9-414c-b8f3-7dfa8b1c6eec [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.38157877371296%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] A large 3-hectare semi-natural enclosure has been set up within the reserve for the tigers to build their abode in. Photo Source: Google Photo Source: Google

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Amur Tigers Roam Kazakhstan Again After 70 Years, Breeding Plans Set for Future Wild Populations Upto 50 by 2035

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