Wildlife experts angry and sad after rare Amur tiger is fed by motorists
26 May 2021
Two men shared a video of feeding spicy pork and sausages to one of the endangered predators.
About 600 adult Amur tigers - 95% of the world population - live in the regions of Primorsky, Khabarovsk, Amur regions and the Jewish Autonomous region in the Far East of Russia
The Amur Tiger Centre has condemned motorists who filmed themselves feeding an adult Amur tiger they met on a drive across Primorsky region.
The Far Eastern experts, who have spent years bringing the endangered predators back from extinction, and take a lot of measures to prevent potential conflicts between humans and tigers, said they were bitterly disappointed with the video.
Rare Amur tigress is back to nature after a year at rehabilitation centre
18 May 2021
Sanda is filmed leaping to freedom in a secure location in Russian Far East.
Sanda, one of the world s rarest big cats, pictured on the day she was re-introduced back to nature in the Far East of Russia. Picture: Centre TIger
The stunning young predator has started new life today in the freedom of the woods of vast Amur region, nearly 1500km away from the rehabilitation centre outside Vladivostok that saved her life.
Sanda was rescued as an emaciated nine-month-old cub at the end of May 2020.