RUSSIA is neglecting some of its most endangered animals because it is spending too much money trying to save glamorous rare species such as the polar bear and Siberian tiger.
Some 95 per cent of Russia’s conservation budget is currently spent protecting the two huge carnivores, the world’s biggest bear and its biggest cat respectively. That leaves just $1.6 million a year for other endangered animals such as the Far Eastern leopard, of which only around 20 remain. But Leonard Polishchuk at Moscow State University says that paying more attention to how many young a species has each year could redress the balance.…
