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IB ESS HL 3.003.13 Assessing Conservation Success Question Bank

Design and interpret evidence for evaluating conservation success.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS HL
Level
HL

Exam points

  • identify the conservation issue or strategy
  • apply the relevant ecological, ethical or management framework
  • evaluate evidence, trade-offs and likely outcomes

3.3.13 (HL)—Assessing conservation success question 1

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1947Russia banned hunting of tigers
1975International trade in tigers and tiger parts banned through the Convention on International
Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
1992The Siberian Tiger Project began attaching radio-collars to wild tigers to improve
understanding of tiger ecology
2007Udege National Park and Zov Tigra National Park were created
2010Tiger protection was increased through policing and enforcement

Table:Siberian tiger conservation measures

Siberian tiger population in Russia

Figure:Siberian tiger population in Russia

Causes of tiger mortality in and near Sikhote-Alin Biosphere Reserve, 1992-2005

Figure:Causes of tiger mortality in and near Sikhote-Alin Biosphere Reserve, 1992-2005

Table: Siberian tiger conservation measures context — Siberian tigers were reduced by habitat loss, logging/mining, poaching and loss of prey. Fewer than 50 remained in the wild in the 1940s; by 2010 there were about 500. Conservation measures include hunting bans, CITES trade bans, radio-collaring, national parks, policing and enforcement.

With reference to Figures: Siberian tiger conservation measures, Siberian tiger population in Russia and Causes of tiger mortality in and near Sikhote-Alin Biosphere Reserve, 1992-2005, evaluate the relative success of the conservation measures for the Siberian tiger between 1940 and 2010.

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