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Putin calls tiger extinction a tragedy

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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.

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.

The worldwide tiger population has declined from 100,000 to just over 3,000 over the past century.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin pledged that Russia will toughen laws against both killing tigers and the illegal trading in these animals

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