The Amur tiger has been returned to the Russian wilderness. An amazing footage of its wild lifestyle was released by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).
Tiger lovers might remember that Amur has been nearly driven to die out, but Russia's conservation work has helped to bring this species back from extinction, according to BBC. One Amur tiger was saved when it was a cub from dogs and nurtured back to health. The Amur's tiger's restoration to the wild is an attempt to help increase the numbers of the critically endangered cats.
In the Russian Far East birch forests, there are around 530 Amur Tigers, and the population has been seen to increase. Some Amur tigers have also been noticed in China and North Korea. The Russian Northern forests have a harsh climate, but that could offer some positive benefits to the tigers. The forests seem to show the lowest human density among any tiger habitat, as well as a complete ecosystem.
As the woodlands are vast, they offer the Amur tigers more space to roam. Russia's timber industry is not as extensive as those of other countries, but they are friendlier to the endangered cat, according to National Geographic.
You can see signs of the Amur tiger's cultural footprints on the coat-of-arms of Khabarovsky and Primorsky Krais. People in the Russian Far East call the tiger Amba, and think of a meeting with the striped cat as a sign of bad luck, according to WCS Russia. Thought to be the largest of the Amur tiger sub-species, the Siberian tigers are actually about the same size as the Bengal tiger. The adult male could be about 2 meters long, while his tail could add an additional meter. But the average male might weigh 160-190 kg, even though the females are smaller, weighing about 110-130 kgs.
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