Sunday, August 2, 2015

In Khabarovsk Krai shot “presidential” tiger – Russian newspaper

In the area of ​​Khabarovsk Krai Lazo cyclists found the body of a tiger cub, who was shot, allegedly shot. It is reported by “Kommersant” citing witnesses.

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According to the publication, a dead tiger is no longer than 1.2 meters and weighing about 50 kg was discovered on the side of the timber-carrying route on July 29. The body of the beast had gunshot wounds.

– Apparently, the young tiger, trying to hunt, jumped out on the road, and people here. And shot surprise. In addition to timber edges, no equipment, we have not seen, – quotes edition of the site according to witnesses. According to them, three kilometers from the scene of the incident was a KAMAZ loggers, which was the driver. Yet according to one version, could kill an animal poachers.

Tourists quickly decided to leave the place where they found the baby tiger, because we knew that nearby can walk tigress. When travelers returned back to August 1, the animal killed on the spot was gone.

The program of protection of the Amur tiger is one of the Russian president’s special projects for the protection of animals. In the Far East there are only about 540 specimens of this endangered species of cats.

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