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Putin warns tigers 'close to catastrophe'Saint Petersburg (AFP) Nov 23, 2010 The world's last wild tigers are "close to catastrophe", Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned Tuesday at an unprecedented summit aiming to save the animal from extinction. The global tiger summit in Saint Petersburg, the first ever meeting of world leaders devoted to saving the fabled beast, agreed a plan aiming to double the numbers of wild tigers between now and 2022. The Russian strongman said that the world's population of wild tigers had declined by a factor of 30 over the last cent ... read more |
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