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A decrease in the number of wild boars will affect the Amur tiger population

  • 20 Sep 09:22

Wild boar Far East environmental damage WWF Amur tiger depopulation.Ecologists of the Amur branch of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have warned of the danger of extermination of wild boars, which will inevitably affect the population of the Amur (Ussuri) tigers listed in the Red Book, RIA Novosti reported. In many areas of Primorye, the Amur Region and the Khabarovsk Territory, an emergency regime for African swine fever (ASF) has been introduced. According to WWF, 15 out of 16 currently officially registered outbreaks of infectious disease have occurred on farms and personal subsidiary plots. Among wild boars, a single case of ASF has been established.. Read more...