Overview
- The large male was caught on the morning of January 8 near the settlement of Klyuchevoy in Nadezhdinsky District, according to the regional government.
- The tiger was transported to the Center Tigr facility in the village of Alekseevka for a veterinary examination.
- Authorities say the animal had repeatedly disturbed residents and killed a horse on January 6.
- This is the second conflict capture in Primorsky in 2026, following a tiger seized on January 4 in Verkhniy Pereval that was deemed healthy and released on January 7 with a satellite collar for monitoring.
- The Amur tiger is listed in the international Red Book, occurs in four regions of Russia, and experts estimate the national population at roughly 750 individuals.