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Russia's Putin calls Leonardo DiCaprio 'a real man' at tiger forum

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin

23:18 23/11/2010

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio "a real man" for his efforts in making it to the tiger forum.

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DiCaprio’s breakthrough
09:22 25/11/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio "a real man" for his efforts in making it to the tiger forum.
Vladimir Putin and Leonardo DiCaprio meet in St. Petersburg
16:33 24/11/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin discussed on November 23 the problem of preserving the Earth’s tiger population with the Hollywood star. Leonardo DiCaprio, who arrived in St. Petersburg to attend the International Tiger Conservation Forum in St. Petersburg, has Russian roots.
Map of tiger habitat around the world
13:50 24/11/2010
The estimate number of adult tigers species as of 2009 according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUNC)
Tiger forum adopts declaration
20:43 23/11/2010
The heads of governments of the 13 Tiger Range Countries (TRC) on Tuesday adopted a declaration to save the wild cats from extinction.
Putin calls tiger extinction a tragedy
19:40 23/11/2010
The International Tiger Conservation Forum, hosted by the northwestern Russian city of St. Petersburg November 21-24, is discussing a plan to double the animal's population in 12 years, which will require up to $350 million from the international community.
Russia's Putin vows to stiffen laws on tiger poaching, proposes protection initiatives
17:43 23/11/2010
Russia will toughen its laws against hunting tigers, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said at an international tiger forum in St. Petersburg on Tuesday.
DiCaprio to donate $1 mln for tiger conservation
16:21 23/11/2010
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio pledged to donate the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) $1 million for tiger conservation efforts, WWF said in a statement on Tuesday.
Titanic star DiCaprio avoids plane crash en route to Moscow
04:53 23/11/2010
Famous Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio was among the passengers of a jetliner en route to Moscow that made an emergency landing in New York's JFK airport.
Under threat of extinction: rare and unusual tigers
23:11 22/11/2010
St. Petersburg hosts the International Tiger Forum on November 21-24.
Annual turnover of tiger skins, bones on black market earns some $5 million - experts
21:52 22/11/2010
Every year poachers sell about 150 tiger skins, whereas the annual turnover of tiger skins and bones on the black market is some $5 million, United Nations office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Executive Director Yury Fedotov said on Monday.
Putin to address St. Petersburg "tiger forum"
21:26 22/11/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will address on Tuesday the International Tiger Conservation Forum hosted by the northwestern Russian city of St. Petersburg, the government press service said.
WWF to allocate $85mn to help boost tiger population
17:39 22/11/2010
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) plans to spend $85 million in the next five years on programs aimed at restoring the global tiger population, WWF head James Leape said Monday.
Siberian tiger on the brink of extinction
15:46 22/11/2010
According to World Wildlife Fund (WWF) figures, the Siberian tiger numbers have dwindled to less than 500 in Russia.
International program to keep tigers from extinction set to be launched
22:15 21/11/2010
Thirteen countries in the territories of which tigers are still living in the wild will launch a joint $330.8 million program to keep the endangered animal from extinction, James Adams, Vice President of the World Bank said on Sunday.
Russian environment minister urges global effort to keep tigers from extinction
11:48 21/11/2010
The world's efforts to keep wild tigers from extinction are important for humans to counter the global threats of climate change and dwindling biodiversity, Russian Environmental and Natural Resources Minister Yuri Trutnev said on Sunday.
Unexpected birth of Sumatra tiger cub
14:24 07/10/2010
A Sumatra tiger cub born to a mother previously thought to be infertile made its media debut at Frankfurt Zoo in Germany on Wednesday.
IFAW launches international tiger protection week
21:54 04/10/2010
More than five million school-age children in 15 countries will take part in the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) program to promote tiger conservation.
Tigers need our protection
21:52 04/10/2010 RIA Novosti commentator Olga Sobolevskaya
October 4, World Animal Day, has become a day to commemorate endangered and extinct species. The Siberian, or Amur, tiger tops the list of animals on the verge of extinction, even though hunting this subspecies was outlawed in Russia back in 1947.
Bengal tiger cubs live in the animal shelter
15:50 16/09/2010
More than 800 sick and old animals, saved from circuses and animal traffickers, live in the Villa Lorena animal shelter in Colombia. One of the inhabitants, the Bengal tigress, gave birth to three cubs not long ago.
Russia, China boost joint efforts to save tiger, leopard populations
16:31 29/08/2010
Russia and China on Sunday signed an agreement for setting up trans-border wildlife reserve to save endangered populations of Siberian tigers and Amur leopards.
Tiger cubs Rico and Kico love football and water games
15:32 01/07/2010
In hot weather, employees at Serengeti Safari Park in Germany let the tiger cubs play water games in a baby bath outside.
High-level delegations to travel to Russia for St. Petersburg Tiger Summit
16:19 18/06/2010
Prime ministers and wildlife experts from across the world will travel to Russia's second city of St. Petersburg to discuss urgent steps to be taken to preserve the tiger population during the Tiger Summit scheduled for September 14-18.
Safari Park employees bring up rejected white tiger cubs
17:52 23/04/2010
Two white tiger cubs named Rico and Kico were born on March 8, 2010 in the Serengeti Safari Park, in Germany.
Amur tiger cubs frolic during a walk in the zoo
14:43 16/03/2010
The Amur tiger cubs at the Novosibirsk Zoo are growing up and play with each other during their walks. Watch the RIA Novosti video of the little predators having fun and frolicking.
Bengal tiger cubs at Novosibirsk zoo
10:31 12/03/2010
Two blue-eyed Bengal tiger cubs are getting ready to enter their open-air cage at Novosibirsk zoo.The cubs were born two months ago to a couple of white tigers, a species listed in the Red book of endangered species. For now the cubs are kept in a special heated room with their mother, who fiercely protects them even from the zoo staff.
Siberian tiger
14:23 01/02/2010
The Siberian tiger, also known as the Amur tiger, is the biggest of the eight tiger subspecies
A rare white tiger in Belgrade Zoo
15:44 27/11/2009
A rare white tiger in Belgrade Zoo

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