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 Moscow Half Marathon 2004 — runner with Sir Roderic Lyne |
Fundraising and Events NewsMOSCOW HALF MARATHONOn May 8th 2004, Sir Roderic Lyne, British Ambassador to Russia led the AMUR team in the Moscow Half Marathon. We had over 100 runners in the team on a very hot day. We raised over $8000, which is amazing. A special thank you goes to the 10 runners who flew to Moscow from abroad especially to join our team. CHRISTMAS CARDS 2004 AMUR has two wonderful designs of Christmas card this year. Pack of 10 (x5 of each design) for £6 (including P & P) The pictures show the front of each card, the back has information about tigers/leopards & AMUR and inside is blank. For Christmas card orders either email or write to the address below. Please state how many packs you require and send a cheque made payable to AMUR. GALA EVENINGS in London & Moscow AMUR is organising two big autumn events - a Gala Evening in London on October 20th and a Gala Evening in Moscow on October 29th. If you would like more details about either event please contact AMUR (contact details below). FIRST ECO-TOUR TO TIGER LAND In April 2005 Steppes Travel, in conjunction with AMUR partners WCS and Tigris, will organise the first major Eco-tour to the Russian Far East Land of the Tigers. Travellers will have a chance to meet conservationists. More information: http://www.steppeseast.co.uk/amurtigers.asp ConservationBABY TIGERS COLLAREDScientists from AMUR partner ‘WCS’ have just fitted three tiger cubs, under 6 months old, with tiny radiocollars making them the youngest wild tigers ever to be tracked by scientists. The collars are made with elastic designed to expand and eventually break off of the growing cubs. These devices will give crucial insights into the lives of tiger cubs in the Russian Far East and ways of improving the survival and reproduction. "Through radio telemetry, we’ve learned a great deal about the needs of Amur (Siberian) tigers, animals so elusive that few field researchers have seen them in their natural habitat," said John Goodrich, a WCS researcher "Now we can finally get some idea of what causes the deaths of cubs, which suffer a mortality rate of nearly 50 percent in their first year; if we can somehow improve their chances, we can make a big difference in helping the population to grow." The researchers located the den by tracking a radio-collared 3-year-old tigress named Galia. Of course finding the cubs required some caution, particularly in making sure Mum was not home! They waited until Galia’s radio signal indicated that she had left the den before searching for the cubs. The cubs remained calm as the researchers handled and measured them. After collecting hair and blood samples for genetic and disease analysis, Goodrich and his team fitted them with radio collars and returned them to their den. AMUR FINANCES FIELD CONSERVATION In 2004 AMUR has provided the funds to pay for a full time field conservationist to work exclusively on leopard issues. This is the first full time post dedicated to Amur leopard conservation so it is a real step forward. The conservationist is employed by our partner, the Zoological Society of London. Already this new researcher has identified ways to improve fire-fighting, has carried out surveys in villages to find out more about local people’s views on leopard poaching, has purchased a poacher tracking dog for the anti-poaching teams and is creating a Leopard Conservation Programme. Not bad in his first 8 months! Contact AMUR If you can help us in any way or would like more information contact us at: AMUR Heathfield House Ross Road Ledbury Herefordshire HR8 2LE Tel: (+ 44) 01225 851 251 Email: contact us
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