An "Amur Tiger House" will be built in Khabarovsk amid growing conflict between the predator and humans in the taiga.
A two-story red-and-gray brick building will replace an old barracks at 9 Kapitana Dyachenko Lane, in the city's historic center. The ground floor will house a museum of nature conservation history. Khabarovsk Territory, and on the second floor there will be offices for the museum staff and the representative office of the Amur Tiger Center.
“For the Khabarovsk Territory, the Amur tiger is more than just a rare "An animal. It is one of the symbols of our nature and the entire region," the regional head wrote. Dmitry Demeshin. "I'm confident that the Amur Tiger House will become another symbol of our region and a favorite location for everyone who loves nature and history."
Amur tigers live in a protected area in southeastern Russia, specifically in Khabarovsk и Primorsky edges, The Amur Region and Jewish Autonomous RegionThe Amur tiger is listed in the Red Data Book of the Russian Federation.
According to official data, at the beginning of 2022, there were approximately 600 individuals. In July 2025, the chairman of the supervisory board of the Amur Tiger Center Konstantin Chuychenko stated that the number had grown to 750.
However, for residents of the taiga villages of Khabarovsk Krai, the growing population has resulted in constant fear for their lives and property. Due to African swine fever, which has decimated wild boar, and the deforestation of the Ussuri taiga, tigers have lost their traditional prey base. In search of food, the exhausted animals have begun to approach humans en masse.
Situations where self-defense against animals leads to criminal prosecution for taiga residents are particularly controversial in the region. Local residents and human rights activists attribute the security forces' harsh stance to the special status of the "tiger brand," which Vladimir Putin personally oversees. NeMoskva reported on this in more detail here.