Khunta Mi Reception 2005

In 1995 new legislation in Russia turned wildlife management over to the hands of its citizens. The new arrangement provides opportunities for local people to create nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that could obtain private hunting leases.

With over 40,000 registered hunters in the region, this group is a significant shareholder in the fate of the Siberian tiger. WCS plans to link hunters socially and economically to the international sport hunting community by offering programs to hunt wild game here in the shadow of the tiger.