CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FORUM-TIGER AND LEOPARD (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-FORUM-TIGER AND LEOPARD (CN)

(240729) -- HARBIN, July 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Duan Zhaogang, head of the administration of the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, speaks during the 2nd International Forum on Conservation and Recovery of Tiger and Leopard in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 29, 2024. The 2-day forum opened here on Monday, which marks the 14th International Tiger Day. Participants will discuss topics like human-animal conflict, global tiger and leopard population and habitat management. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xie Jianfei)

NE China national park sees significant increase in wild tigers, leopards

STORY: NE China national park sees significant increase in wild tigers, leopards SHOOTING TIME: May 18, 2024/File DATELINE: May 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: HUNCHUN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of tigers and leopards in the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FENG LIMIN, Deputy director of the Monitoring and Research Center for Siberian Tigers and Amur Leopards, National Forestry and Grassland Administration STORYLINE: The population of wild tigers and leopards in the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park has seen a marked increase in recent years. According to Duan Zhaogang, head of the park administration, there are currently around 70 wild Siberian tigers and about 80 wild Amur leopards living within the park. In 2023 alone, 20 new tiger cubs and 15 leopard cubs were born there. The distribution range of these big cats has continued to expand, reaching the westernmost edge of the park, with their habitat now covering over 11,000 squar