A press conference of the Interregional Irbis Association, the Amur Tiger Centre, and the Far Eastern Leopards ANO was held at the TASS press centre. The main outcome of the meeting was the signing of a trilateral cooperation agreement aimed at restoring populations of rare predator species.
Ali Uzdenov, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Irbis Association, emphasised that pooling expertise is essential for saving the snow leopard, whose population remains extremely vulnerable. According to scientific data for 2024, there are about 87 irbis individuals in Russia. They live in the mountains of Altai, Tuva, Buryatia, and Krasnoyarsk Krai.
Colleagues from other organisations have already achieved notable successes. Sergey Aramilev, Director General of the Amur Tiger Centre, reported that around 750 Amur tigers now live in the wild: more than 580 in Primorye, and about 160 in Khabarovsk Krai.
Elena Gangalo, Head of the Far Eastern Leopards ANO, shared an impressive figure: over 20 years, the Far Eastern leopard population has grown from 35 to 130−150 individuals, thanks to the creation of the Land of the Leopard National Park.

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The snow leopard has a very fragile population. Therefore, it is especially important to combine the experience and efforts of organisations that have already achieved significant results.

Stated Ali Uzdenov.

The speakers also answered questions from journalists, including young correspondents from Newm TASS.
It is worth recalling that on 5 June 2026, the partners launched their first joint project: a graffiti featuring the three Red List cats appeared on the ventilation shaft of the Kitay-gorod metro station. In addition, a limited-edition Troika transport card was released, with a print run of over 3 000 copies.