The return of the caspian tiger: how a species feared extinct has come back to Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan: 9 events in the last 90 days
What happened
The wild capture and release of a female big cat into a nature reserve is the first step towards reintroducing a population that hasn’t been seen for 70 years On 31 July, “Umit” – which means hope in Kazakh – was released into a nature reserve on the edge of Lake Balkhash after more than a decade of careful planning to return the caspian tiger to the region. With this release, Kazakhstan became the first country to…
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