businessman'. A picture shows him proudly displaying a dead Amur tiger.

A criminal case against him failed in 2015 after the legal expiry of the criminal investigation, but instead civil action as taken resulting in this week's 9.3 million fine from the Primorsky region court.

Police had discovered extraordinary evidence of the Nakhodka man's illegal hunting, including the tiger skins, body parts of no less than 34 Himalayan - or black - bears, and a dozen brown bears, Steller's sea eagles. Pictures: Pavel Fomenko, OTV Primorye

Since his poaching exploits, the Russian laws have been tightened and - for example - the populations of Amur tigers and even more endangered leopards are now rising.

There are genuine hopes both species will survive in their native habitat, after coming perilously close to extinctionnearby in Muttontown. The school also shares the street with St. Dominic's Church and a smaller chapel.

Athletics 
St. Dominic High School offers the following teams:

BOYS: Basketball, Bowling, Football, Baseball, Tennis, Soccer, Cross Country, Winter and Spring Track, Golf, Lacrosse

GIRLS: Basketball, Softball, Bowling, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Lacrosse, Volleyball, Cross Country, Winter and Spring Track, Cheerleading.

 Boys New York State Federation High School Basketball Championships: 1980 (Class C), 1997 (Class B)
 Boys New York State CHSAA Championships: 1996
 Girls New York State Federation High School Basketball Championships: 1989, 1996 (Class B), 2003 (Class D)
 Girls New York State CHSAA Championships: 1994, 1996, 1998, 2003

Notable alumni
Joesph Mawad, Texas A&M Football
Tim Kempton, former (NBA) Basketball player.
 Jim Moran (born 1978), professional basketball player
 Rick Pitino (born 1952), Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of