Rare tiger released by Putin strays into China
BEIJING — A rare Siberian tiger released into the wild by Russian President Vladimir Putin has strayed into China and may be in danger, Chinese media said today (Oct 9).
In this Aug. 31, 2008 file photo, then Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin locks a collar with a satellite tracker on a tranquilized five-year-old Siberian tiger in a Russian Academy of Sciences reserve in Russia's Far East. A rare Siberian tiger released into the wild by Russian President Putin has strayed into China and may be in danger, state media said Oct 9, 2014. Photo: AP
BEIJING — A rare Siberian tiger released into the wild by Russian President Vladimir Putin has strayed into China and may be in danger, Chinese media said today (Oct 9).
Russia informed Chinese forestry officials that the tiger, tagged with a tracking device, was observed in a nature preserve in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Officials were removing possible traps and setting up more than 60 cameras in hopes of locating the tiger, it said.
The Russian president was photographed in May this year releasing the 19-month-old cub, named Kuzya, and two other Siberian tigers in a remote part of the Amur region.
Siberian tigers have not been found before in Luobei county, where Kuzya is believed to have strayed, Xinhua said. AP
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