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Operation Amba is the codename of a Russian programme[1] to curtail the poaching of Siberian tigers in the Russian Far East.[2][3] Operation Amba was described as a strategic defence of the tiger with Psychological operations as a major element.[4] It was concentrated on identifying and neutralizing tiger traders in the Russian Far East[4] and used small anti-poaching teams to roam the taiga and build a network among local population for support and information.[2]

Operation Amba is credited for bringing the Siberian tiger back from the brink of extinction in the mid-1990s.[5][6]

Notes

  1. ^ John Seidensticker, Peter Jackson, Sarah Christie (1999). Riding the Tiger: Tiger Conservation in Human-dominated Landscapes. Cambridge University Press. pp. p232. ISBN 0521648351. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b John Seidensticker, Peter Jackson, Sarah Christie (1999). Riding the Tiger: Tiger Conservation in Human-dominated Landscapes. Cambridge University Press. pp. p235. ISBN 0521648351. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Highlighted grants Turner Foundation, Inc.
  4. ^ a b Valmik Thapar, Permanent Black (2006). Saving Wild Tigers 1900-2000: The Essential Writings. Orient Longman. pp. p347. ISBN 8178241501. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  5. ^ Steve Galster Wildlife Alliance
  6. ^ The People Orangutan.com

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