Sloat Named National Geographic Explorer A generous grant from the National Geographic Society will continue WSC’s groundbreaking work researching Siberian and Sakhalin taimen, and it makes Dr. Sloat an official “National Geographic Explorer.”
Field Notes: Unlocking Taimen Mysteries In the Russian Far East we are working with partners to protect strongholds for taimen, the largest member of the trout and salmon family.
Tugur Protected! Nearly 200,000 acres part of new Tugursky Reserve, a home for giant taimen and 20 other species of fish.