Friday 12 April 2013

Amur tiger crosses from Russia into China


New protected area providing security for cats
April 2013. On March 8 a male tiger crossed the Russia-China border in the area of the "Sredneussuriisky" Wildlife Refuge, which was created in the Russian region of Primorye in 2012 as an ecological corridor to China

Large male following a herd of wild boar
A large male tiger with paw prints 11 cm wide was tracked by wildlife specialists of the Hunting Management Department and border guards; The tiger followed a herd of wild boar which was travelled into the nearly untouched broadleaf forests on the right bank of the Ussuri River (or Wusuli, in Chinese). Slowly moving to the south, the tiger arrived at the bank of the Ussuri River and crossed over from Russia to China.

Important refuge
This once again confirms the significance for the protection of the Amur tiger of the newly established wildlife refuge, created in Primorye in October 2012. WWF Russia has been taking an active part in organization of this protected area since 2009.



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