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Russia can hand over several Amur tigers to South Korea.
LISTVYANKA (Irkutsk region), August 2 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia can hand
over several Amur tigers to South Korea, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir
Putin said at a meeting devoted to environment protection and ecological
security here on Saturday.
"As far as a request of South Korean colleagues is concerned we can
and it is our duty to hand over several species of Amur tiger," the
premier said. Putin noted that there are no species of Amur tiger left in
South Korea and China, while there are 450 species of this tiger in Russia.
Meanwhile, Putin noted that Turkmen colleagues are ready to hand over
to Russia 4-5 species of West Asian leopard. This animal is placed on the
national emblems of many Caucasus republics. However, these leopards were
fully exterminated in the 50s of the previous century. "If we revive just
a few species by the Olympics (in Sochi), it would be a good sign," Putin
said.
He also called for tougher measures against poachers, who kill Far
Eastern leopard, which has only 30 species in Russia. "It is just an
unreasonable killing quite often, so called for the sake of art," the
Russian prime minister said with indignation.
Russia is the only country in the habitat of Amur tiger, where its
population has increased since the middle of the previous century and
makes 450-500 species now. In 2007-2008 the government opened three
national parks in the habitat of Amur tiger. As a result more than 20
percent of the tiger's habitat is put under special protection.
Similar measures were taken regarding Far Eastern leopard, the
population of which does not exceed 52 species in the whole world (30
species live in Russia's Primorsky territory). To preserve its population
the government opened a state-owned nature reserve for these leopards in
2008.
Russia has another subspecies - West Asian leopard, which lives in
hard-to-reach places in the Eastern Caucasus. A program for restoring the
population of the West Asian leopard is included in the program of
ecological measures as part of the preparations to the 22nd Winter Olympic
Games in Sochi in 2014.
.Kyrgyzstan president to be sworn in.
BISHKEK, August 2 (Itar-Tass) -- An inauguration ceremony of
re-elected Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev will be held at the House of
the Kyrgyz Government here on Sunday.
Deputies of the national parliament, foreign diplomats accredited in
the country, well-known politicians and public personalities will attend
the inauguration ceremony, a source in the Kyrgyz presidential
administration told Itar-Tass.
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev is included in the list of
honorary guests.
Bakiyev asked the organizers to hold the inauguration ceremony more
modestly and "not to make a show of the inauguration." After the president
is sworn in 12 artillery salvoes will be fired.
Bakiyev has won a landslide victory at the presidential elections on
July 23. He received about 77% of votes. The common candidate from the
opposition running second polled just 8.4%.
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over several Amur tigers to South Korea, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir
Putin said at a meeting devoted to environment protection and ecological
security here on Saturday.
"As far as a request of South Korean colleagues is concerned we can
and it is our duty to hand over several species of Amur tiger," the
premier said. Putin noted that there are no species of Amur tiger left in
South Korea and China, while there are 450 species of this tiger in Russia.
Meanwhile, Putin noted that Turkmen colleagues are ready to hand over
to Russia 4-5 species of West Asian leopard. This animal is placed on the
national emblems of many Caucasus republics. However, these leopards were
fully exterminated in the 50s of the previous century. "If we revive just
a few species by the Olympics (in Sochi), it would be a good sign," Putin
said.
He also called for tougher measures against poachers, who kill Far
Eastern leopard, which has only 30 species in Russia. "It is just an
unreasonable killing quite often, so called for the sake of art," the
Russian prime minister said with indignation.
Russia is the only country in the habitat of Amur tiger, where its
population has increased since the middle of the previous century and
makes 450-500 species now. In 2007-2008 the government opened three
national parks in the habitat of Amur tiger. As a result more than 20
percent of the tiger's habitat is put under special protection.
Similar measures were taken regarding Far Eastern leopard, the
population of which does not exceed 52 species in the whole world (30
species live in Russia's Primorsky territory). To preserve its population
the government opened a state-owned nature reserve for these leopards in
2008.
Russia has another subspecies - West Asian leopard, which lives in
hard-to-reach places in the Eastern Caucasus. A program for restoring the
population of the West Asian leopard is included in the program of
ecological measures as part of the preparations to the 22nd Winter Olympic
Games in Sochi in 2014.
.Kyrgyzstan president to be sworn in.
BISHKEK, August 2 (Itar-Tass) -- An inauguration ceremony of
re-elected Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev will be held at the House of
the Kyrgyz Government here on Sunday.
Deputies of the national parliament, foreign diplomats accredited in
the country, well-known politicians and public personalities will attend
the inauguration ceremony, a source in the Kyrgyz presidential
administration told Itar-Tass.
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev is included in the list of
honorary guests.
Bakiyev asked the organizers to hold the inauguration ceremony more
modestly and "not to make a show of the inauguration." After the president
is sworn in 12 artillery salvoes will be fired.
Bakiyev has won a landslide victory at the presidential elections on
July 23. He received about 77% of votes. The common candidate from the
opposition running second polled just 8.4%.
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