Two Amur Tigers Set to Arrive in Kazakhstan as Part of Population Revival Efforts
Two Amur tigers from the Netherlands will be brought to Kazakhstan by the end of September to revive the local population, said Kazakh Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Yerlan Nysanbayev at the plenary session of the Mazhilis, the lower house of Parliament on Sept. 18.
The Kazakh government is launching a project to revive the wildlife population of Turanian tigers, which historically roamed from Türkiye to western China, including regions such as the Caucasus, Iran, and Central Asia. To support the reintroduction of the Turanian tiger, Kazakhstan plans to introduce Amur tigers, a genetically similar subspecies.
“Historically, the Turanian tiger inhabited the forests and reed beds of the Ili River at the place where it flows into Balkhash. The last tiger was seen there in 1948. We now have a program to revive the population. By the end of September we will bring two tigers from the Netherlands. These are Amur tigers, which belong to the same genus as the Turanian tigers. Only they can withstand extreme cold temperatures. Every other tiger could live only in warm regions,” the minister said.(Source:astanatimes)
