There are moments in conservation when history quietly changes direction. Not because another species disappears overnight or headlines announce a dramatic rescue mission. More often, the most important moments happen almost unnoticed - when decades of scientific knowledge, hard-earned field experience and irreplaceable conservation work suddenly face an uncertain future.
This was one of those moments.
Partners: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Banovich Wildscapes Foundation
For decades, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) helped build the Siberian Tiger Project into the world's most important long-term research and conservation project for the Amur, or Siberian, tiger. Its scientists and field teams created an extraordinary legacy of scientific and conservation knowledge in the Russian Far East.
As the geopolitical landscape changed, however, the ability of international organizations to continue supporting conservation work in Russia became increasingly complex. Faced with the possibility that this important work and decades of accumulated knowledge could be interrupted, the Banovich Wildscapes Foundation made the decision to step forward and assume stewardship of the Siberian Tiger Project by supporting the local Russian NGO Far East Fauna, which carries on the institutional knowledge and personal of the Project.
Today, BWF is committed to carrying this remarkable legacy forward - preserving the scientific knowledge developed over decades, supporting the experienced people working on the ground, and ensuring that critical research and conservation efforts for the Siberian tiger, and the natural landscapes it depends on, continue.
We are deeply grateful to WCS and the many scientists, conservationists and supporters whose work created the foundation upon which the project stands today. Our role is not to replace that legacy, but to protect it, build upon it and help carry it into the future.
Because conservation cannot always choose the circumstances in which it must operate. Sometimes, when the path becomes most difficult, simply ensuring that the work continues becomes one of the most important acts of conservation.
We invite you to support the Siberian tiger Project
John Banovich’s art has always been deeply connected to the wildlife and wild places that inspire it. Through the Banovich Wildscapes Foundation, that connection becomes action.
Selected works associated with the Siberian Tiger Project help support the Foundation’s conservation work, with a portion of proceeds contributing directly to its mission.
For collectors, it is an opportunity to acquire a meaningful piece of John’s work while also helping protect the species, science and conservation legacy behind the art.
Explore the available tiger works and support the Siberian Tiger Project.
John Banovich, Рыбак на Туньше (Rybak na Tun’she - Fisherman on the River Toonsha), Limited Edition Giclée Canvas, Gallery Edition- 28" x 42" | Studio Edition- 40" x 60"
John Banovich, The Ambush, Limited Edition Giclée Canvas, Gallery Edition - 17" x 40" | Studio Edition: 28" x 66"
John Banovich, Face to Face, Limited Edition Giclée Canvas, Zawadi Edition - 9" x 12"
John Banovich, Khunta Mi, Limited Edition Giclée Canvas, Gallery Edition - 22" x 34"
John Banovich Tiger Sketch
John Banovich, Eye of the Tiger II, oil on Belgian linen, 18h x 24w in (Private Commission)
