Poaching remains the greatest, most immediate threat to the survival of wild tigers.

Driven by the illegal wildlife trade, tigers are poached for their body parts,

which are sold on the black market as trophies or traditional Asian medicine.

This tigress was found dead under a vehicle in far east Russia, at the height of winter

Pavel and the scientists estimate that the tigress is a little over 2 years old;

“It was a beautiful young tigress who could have had offspring…” – Pavel Fomenko

In this case, the tigress had gnawed through her paw to free herself from a snare,

but had died of starvation because she couldn’t hunt anymore

"There is a sharp rise in the use of snares by poachers in Asia, hich would maim or kill any animal that activates them."

Tiger protectors like Pavel are necessary for anti-poaching efforts to confiscate snares and deter poachers.