Sentences with phrase «tigris altaica»
Recently serological findings suggest that canine distemper virus (CDV) may be an emerging threat to Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) in the Russian Far East [5], with clinical cases in 2003 [6], [7] and 2010 [7].
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Citation: Gilbert M, Miquelle DG, Goodrich JM, Reeve R, Cleaveland S, Matthews L, et al. (2014) Estimating the Potential Impact of Canine Distemper Virus on the Amur Tiger Population (Panthera tigris altaica) in Russia.
Lethal infections with canine distemper virus (CDV) have recently been diagnosed in Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica), but long - term implications for the population are unknown.
Meanwhile Russia has announced the preliminary results of a count of its Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) population: it has found that between 400 and 450 individuals of the critically endangered tiger subspecies roam there.
Endangered Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) have been hit hard by canine distemper, their numbers falling to around 500 individuals in their Siberian habitat.