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- Kazakhstan released Amur tiger Umit into Ile-Balkhash Reserve on July 31 2026, first tiger there since 1948.
- Umit wears a GPS-GSM collar and is monitored 24 hours daily via satellite and camera traps.
- A male Amur tiger stays in an adaptation enclosure pending tests, while cubs Turan and Ussuri remain there until at least 18 months old.
- The reserve, created in 2018 and backed by Kazakhstan-Russia agreements, aims for 50 wild tigers by 2035.
