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Captured Amur Tiger Released Back Into Primorye Taiga

Officials say the release followed a veterinary assessment confirming the big cat’s fitness.

Overview

  • Hunting supervision specialists released the large male on January 13 after capturing it near the settlement of Klyuchevoy on January 8.
  • Authorities reported the tiger had repeatedly disturbed residents and killed a free‑grazing horse outside the settlement on January 6.
  • The animal was transported to the Tigr rehabilitation center in Alekseyevka for veterinary checks, where specialists found it fit for return to the wild.
  • A camera trap operated by wildlife photographer Sasha Fonseca recorded an Amur tiger in a southern Primorye cave, identified as a roughly seven‑year‑old male.
  • Two endangered Far Eastern forest cat kittens taken while hunting chickens were brought to the Tigr center for examination, and a separate video from Amur Oblast showed a rare forest cat exploring a chicken coop.