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Phoenix Fund Operation Amba: Siberian Tiger Protection Efforts in 2004 Final report January 01 –December 31, 2004 Vladivostok 2004 Phoenix Final Report ____________________________________________________________________________________ January 01 –December 31, 2003 FINAL REPORT January 01 – December 31, 2004 Grantor: Save the Tiger Fund Project Name: Operation Amba: Siberian Tiger Protection Efforts in 2004 Project #: 2003-0087-028 Grantee: The Phoenix Fund Report Period: January 01 – December 31, 2004 Grant Period: January 01 – December 31, 2004 I. Project overview The project objective is to conserve endangered wildlife in the Russian Far East and ensure long-term survival of the Siberian (Amur) tiger and its prey species through anti-poaching activities, coordination of anti-poaching activities in the region, environmental education and outreach. For the reported period January 01 – December 31, 2004 the Khabarovsky anti-poaching team of Inspection Tiger continued anti-poaching activities in the south of Khabarovsky krai. As a result, the team drew up 84 reports on violations, including 62 reports on violations of hunting regulations, confiscated 21 illegal rifles, 20 nets, 3 boats and 4 snares (see Table 1). Cases involving pollution of the forest and protected areas have increased this year, with 4 cases being reported. Two public environmental investigation teams, in cooperation with state environmental law enforcement teams, conducted regular patrols to suppress poaching activity in Pozharsky, Krasnoarmeisky and Dalnerechensky districts of Primorye. For the reported period the team drew up 155 reports, including 136 reports on violations of hunting regulations, confiscated 92 illegal rifles and 2 tiger skins, 300 meters of fishing nets and 30 traps (see Table 2). The results are almost the same as in 2003. It means that poaching still remains a serious problem in the region. Besides anti-poaching activity, the team visited local schools and gave lectures for schoolchildren and students Interregional team of Inspection Tiger has been coordinating the environmental law enforcement activities of all field teams of Inspection Tiger, establishing relationship with other environmental law enforcement agencies, assisting in solving conflict tiger cases. Training courses on law enforcement legislation are designed by Vladimir Schetinin, former commander of Inspection Tiger, to enhance the practical and knowledge based skills of rangers. The trainings took place on a regular basis in the office of Inspection Tiger. Thanks to support from STF, the rangers achieved good results and showed high quality professionalism. Not only they patrol in an efficient and disciplined way, but also adhere to strict legal guidelines during the arrest and processing of violators. In 2004 the Phoenix Fund continued the educational project in the north of Primorye. Two experienced teachers were provided with education materials to carry out eco-classes in Pozharsky district. Over 1,820 schoolchildren attended ecological classes at local schools and eco-centers in 2004. The Phoenix Fund has also organized the Tiger Day Festivals in several cities of Primorye to attract people’s attention to the tiger conservation problems and the “Young Inspectors’ Summer School” for ecologically oriented children of Pozharsky district, Northern Primorye. All the events were a success. Below please find a detailed description of all project activities. 2 Phoenix Final Report ____________________________________________________________________________________ January 01 –December 31, 2003 II. Anti-poaching activity The Khabarovsky team of Inspection Tiger In February the team conducted a patrol in Nanai district and in “Tayozhnaya” hunting lease, drew up a protocol on Mr. Beldy. As the rangers found out Mr. Beldy had shot two deer in the beginning of December in the mouth of the Maken River, but could not take the meat with him and left it on the spot. A tiger found the meat and ate part of it. Along the tiger path Mr. Beldy set up two snares on tiger in order to catch the endangered animal. Taking into account the serious nature of the violation the team handed the case over to the head of Nanai district police department for further investigation and development. In April the Khabarovsky team, together with © Inspection Tiger Khabarovsky GUPR (Main Directorate for Natural Ranger is drawing a report Resources and Environmental Protection) specialist, revealed unauthorized logging of oak, ash and linden tree species on the territory of Oborsky forestry. The case was documented and all materials were forwarded to the director of Oborsky forestry for further investigation. In June the team in cooperation with fishing managers was patrolling on the Khor River. As a result, two men were arrested for illegal hunting. The rangers confiscated six rifles, drew up reports and made violators pay a fine. During that patrol three more people were arrested for illegal hunting without permits. The rangers confiscated three rifles. One day the rangers saw a motorboat and went to check it. But people started up the boat and © Inspection Tiger Patrol on the Khor river disappeared. The rangers pursued the motorboat and saw a man throwing overboard a rifle. The rangers did not catch violators but found the rifle. Unfortunately, the owner was not determined. In July the Khabarovsky anti-poaching team, together with fishing inspectors and police officers, went down the Khor river. A special journalist also participated in this patrol, and as a result, a special report entitled “River rangers” was published in the Moscowsky © Inspection Tiger Komsomolets newspaper. During the patrol, the The Khabarovsky team is checking rifle and documents joint team revealed a violation of hunting 3 Phoenix Final Report ____________________________________________________________________________________ January 01 –December 31, 2003 regulation, detained a man for illegal hunting during closed hunting season and confiscated his rifle, drew up a report and initiated administrative proceedings. Besides this case, the rangers drew up 5 reports on violations of fishing regulations and confiscated 10 fishing nets. In the beginning of August the Khabarovsky team resolved a conflict tiger case. The team received information that a tiger had killed a dog on the territory of Mukhensky mineral spring, Nanaisky district (about 30 km far from Mukhen village). Immediately afterwards, the team went to investigate the case. It was ascertained that the tiger had already killed 4 dogs for the last two months near mineral spring. The last case happened near an administrative building and the guard saw an adult tiger. The rangers gave instructions on safety rules and asked to take away the dogs from the spring territory. Besides this case, the Khabarovsky team continued patrolling and, as a result, 4 men were arrested for violations of hunting regulations. In September the team, in conjunction with the gamekeepers of Mataisky wildlife refuge, conducted patrols in the Upper Kafen River. As a result, three reports on violations of hunting regulations were recorded. Besides, they carried out patrols on the territory of a military hunting lease near the Dolminka river. The joint team arrested a man for hunting a Siberian stag without license. The rangers drew up a report and confiscated a rifle. The violator paid a fine. Later on, while patrolling in Mataisky wildlife refuge the rangers met a man who handed in his unregistered gun voluntarily. At the end of September the rangers arrested two men for illegal entrance into the wildlife refuge. © Inspection Tiger The violators paid a fine. Checking rifles For the period October 04-11 Khabarovsky anti-poaching team was patrolling in Vyazemsky district and south of Lazo district of Khabarovsky region. The team revealed pollution with wastes, drew up a report on violation; the violator paid a fine. While patrolling the team detained Mr. Kartavy and drew up a report on illegal hunting without hunting license. In the basin of the Golda River the rangers confiscated a smoothbore shotgun from Mr. Belokrylov, who had neither permit papers for the gun, nor a hunting license. The team drew up a report and made the violator pay a fine. In the basin of the Olkhovy spring of the Motai River a smoothbore shotgun was confiscated from Mr. © Inspection Tiger Savin, who did not have a permit for the rifle Poached fish and a hunting license. The team made a report on violation; the violator paid a fine. The confiscated rifles were forwarded to Lazo police department. Both rifles were not registered at the Internal Affairs Office of Khabarovsky region. In October 21-27, while patrolling in Lazo district the team detained Mr. Antonyuk and drew up a report on illegal hunting without a hunting license. On the territory of “Lazovskoye” hunting lease the team checked the hunting documents of Mr. Poberezhny and confiscated his smoothbore shotgun as his weapon permit had expired. At that place the rangers detained Mr. Sheremetiev 4 Phoenix Final Report ____________________________________________________________________________________ January 01 –December 31, 2003 for illegal hunting without a hunting permit. In October 29-31, the Khabarovsky anti-poaching team of Inspection Tiger was patrolling along the Khor River. The rangers drew up three reports on two men hunting without hunting permits and on a man fishing with prohibited fishing devices. All violators paid fines. On November 01, the team

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