Kazakhstan releases first tiger to restore extinct species
- Kazakhstan releases first tiger to restore extinct speciesNewsFeedKazakhstan has released the first Amur tiger in the wild in more than 70 years to help restore the extinct Caspian tiger to Central Asia.
- The restoration project is being done through an MoU signed between Kazakhstan and Russia in 2022.
- Updated: 06/08/2026 - 13:41 GMT+2 Kazakhstan released the Amur tiger Umit into the Ile-Balkhash Nature Reserve, marking a key step in a project to restore a wild tiger population to Central Asia for the first time in more than 70 years.
Confirmed
- Kazakhstan releases first tiger to restore extinct speciesNewsFeedKazakhstan has released the first Amur tiger in the wild in more than 70 years to help restore the extinct Caspian tiger to Central Asia.
- Updated: 06/08/2026 - 13:41 GMT+2 Kazakhstan released the Amur tiger Umit into the Ile-Balkhash Nature Reserve, marking a key step in a project to restore a wild tiger population to Central Asia for the first time in more than 70 years.
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- The restoration project is being done through an MoU signed between Kazakhstan and Russia in 2022.
Sources: Euronews, Al Jazeera