Research overview: Amur tiger movement ecology in the Russian Far East

This overview synthesizes decades of telemetry on Amur tigers in the temperate forests of the Russian Far East, where long-term collaring programs have revealed enormous home ranges, seasonal movements, and the spatial demands of a low-density apex predator. Tigers here range over hundreds to thousands of square kilometers, reflecting sparse prey across boreal and mixed forest, and their movements are shaped by terrain, snow, prey distribution, and human activity such as logging and poaching. The overview discusses how movement data have informed anti-poaching efforts, protected-area design, conflict mitigation near settlements, and the prospects for reconnecting populations across the Russia-China border. It also notes the extreme logistical demands of studying big cats in a vast, harsh environment. Amur tiger research is a cornerstone of large-felid spatial ecology in northern forests.