The way of the tiger

Weight Ussuriysky predator can reach 400 kilograms, and body length - 2 meters. Such a large animal is actually defenseless: it encounters poachers, suffers from anthropogenic influences, but often asks for help from a person.

Despite the fact that you can meet this wild beast only in the Far East, and the predator itself is a secret animal, the tiger's habitats still intersect with settlements, large cats often interact with people.

In the 40s of the XX century, the number of these beautiful cats in the region reached a minimum - only 40 individuals. Fortunately, the state heard zoological organizations in time, and in 2008 a special program was created to study and protect the Amur tiger, leading scientists and specialized specialists were involved in the work.

With the help of modern technology, scientists monitor the movements and fate of tigers who have come across a person. The editors of the project "Year of Ecology" would like to remind readers of the most bright and interesting stories on the Day of the Amur Tiger.

If for the adult tiger the main danger is represented by people, then for the tiger it is dangerous all around. From cold winters and attacks of other animals, only his mother will protect him. But when it is not there, the kid becomes defenseless and the chances of survival are very low. Then only man can save from death.

In January 2017 in the north of Primorye, in the Pozharsky district, a tiger cub with a gunshot wound was found. At that time he was about 5-7 months old, he was still under the tutelage of a tigress mother. The tiger cub was quite well-fed-obviously not a homeless child, who had fought off his parent. Later, she will come to the scene where a man shot at her cub, but will not find the baby.