Compensation will prevent leopards and tigers from being killed and will increase the support for nature conservation in general among the poor farmer communities in Khasan. In the first months of 1999 a compensation scheme that is financed by Tigris Foundation became operational. The compensation scheme is carried out by the leopard team and Phoenix . Farmers receive compensations for live stock that is killed by leopards and tigers. All kills, except the horse, occurred on deer farms.
Deer farms receive additional support for the presence of tigers and leopards on or near the farm.
Paying for the presence of tigers and leopards creates a further incentive for local farmers to tolerate these large predators. The presence of leopards and tigers is established during counts in winter when there is a snow cover. The presence of these leopards was established during a leopard and tiger count that was held in Khasan in February 2000. The farms are also assisted by paying for petrol and repairs for a truck that transports deer fodder and payment for building a shed to protect deer fawns. Since 1992 HWI is conducting research on the Siberian tiger in cooperation with Russian organizations.