In the Southeastern tip of Russia, not far from Vladivostok, the last 400 Amur tigers and 40 Amur leopards roam the forests. Tigris Foundation, a Dutch organization founded in 1996, is dedicated to the survival of these endangered cats.

Tigris foundation is involved in the development of new conservation projects and strategies in Russia and raises funds for their implementation. We keep our overhead costs very low. More than 90% of all donations are channeled directly to our projects in Russia.

Tigris Foundation is a member of ALTA (Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance). ALTA is an initiative of a number of Russian and western conservation organisations that have been co-operating for many years in the Russian Far East.

The members of ALTA have joined forces to strengthen our ability to develop, finance and implement conservation activities and to interface with Russian administrations, NGOs such as WWF, the scientific community and international (donor) organisations such as the World Bank and UNEP. Download  ALTA leaflet (2006) here.