An Experience Unmatched - Snowflakes and Tigers - Anusha Shankar

(posted by Anusha Shankar)

Large, gentle snowflakes drifted down around us, drawing a white curtain down upon our last night in Vladivostok, Russia. The next day, on November 25^th, 2010, Devanshu and I bid farewell to the land of the Amur tiger, having spent eight wonderful days in the company of 26 other international youth representatives. The occasion was a Youth Tiger Forum conducted by WWF, and hosted by the Russian Government, WWF-Russia and the UN. Our objective was to meet and discuss the tiger’s situation in our countries, and come up with a Youth Outreach Plan to involve the youth in tiger conservation efforts. At the end of the Summit, we spoke to the Heads of Government and other representatives of the remaining 13 tiger range countries, and urged them to protect the largest surviving Felid and its habitats.

A Walk Through the Snow - YTS Day 4

(posted by Devanshu and Anusha)

Hello, Hi and Namaste.

While yesterday began with me and my roommate nearly missing the bus as we had slept in, today began with the two of us being the first ones at the dining hall. And for the first time in my life I walked below a night sky to reach a dining hall for breakfast!

Today was our day at the Kedrovaya Pad state nature reserve, which is located two and a half hours away from Vladivostok.