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Amur Tigers In Russia
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation funded the Hornocker Institute to work on Amur Tigers in Russia and supported it for 3 years. -
Save The Tiger Fund
Save The Tiger Fund is founded as a partnership between Exxon and the National Wildlife Foundation. -
Conservation Area In Russia
The Sikhote Alin Reserve, a tiger conservation area in Russia is extended by 165,000 acres. -
A Book On The Conservation Of Tigers Is Published
A Framework for Identifying High Priority Areas and Actions for the Conservation of Tigers in the Wild is published, giving the most up-to-date framework for tiger conservation. -
Human-Tiger Conflict Team.
The Russian Government officially endorses the first human-tiger conflict team. They are reducing the hunting of these Tigers, as well as educating people on the Siberian Tiger. -
Year Of the Tiger
Year of the Tiger Conference hosted by ExxonMobil brings 150 of the world’s leading tiger experts from around the world to a conference in Dallas Texas to discuss how to secure a future for tigers. -
"Riding the Tiger"
Riding the Tiger, one of the first scientific publications to address the conservation needs of wild tigers is published. -
First Tiger Day Festival
The first tiger day festival is held on 23 September in Vladivostok, Russia. This is now an official city holiday with over 3000 participants and 4 other conservation sponsors. -
Contributions
According to the Zoological Society of London’s Global Tiger Projects database, Save The Tiger Fund has contributed 30% of the funding for tiger conservation projects worldwide. -
Awards
Save The Tiger Fund receives awards from federal prosecutions for illegal tiger trafficking in the United States. -
Tiger Conservation
Save The Tiger Fund support for tiger conservation exceeds $10 million. -
International Conference
A huge international conference is held in the Russian Far East, it brought together Amur Tiger conservation experts and practitioners to chart a plan of action over the next decade. -
Campaign Against Tiger Trafficking
Save The Tiger Fund launches a Campaign Against Tiger Trafficking (CATT) to increase efforts to stop the trading of tiger parts. -
Tibetan Horse Festivals
Tiger skin costumes are being used at Tibetan Horse festivals. Tigers are being poached in India and Nepal to supply the demand for Tiger skin, but the Tibetans burned their skins in response to the Dalai Lama. -
"Tiger Conservation Landscapes"
Save The Tiger Fund along with WWF, WCS and the Smithsonian release "Setting Priorities for the Conservation and Recovery of Wild Tigers: 2005-2015" which includes the concept of "Tiger Conservation Landscapes (TCL's)" -
China
Tiger farmers in China begin asking the Chinese government to drop the 1993 ban on trade of tiger parts. -
The International Tiger Coalition
The International Tiger Coalition consisting of 35 NGO's, working to conserve tigers, come together to create a powerful alliance for tiger conservation. -
India
The Indian government announces that there are about 1,500 tigers left in India, which is about half of their previous estimates.