But the local Udege people and the forest rangers say the area is inaccessible to both loggers and poachers.
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They say another group, the Uman Udege, were forced out of their home 40 years ago by the destruction of the taiga.
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And once the road is built, the Udege say, no amount of legal protection will stop the logging or protect the tigers, which now number probably fewer than 500 animals.