Well-known wild Siberian tiger spotted, thriving in NE China

HARBIN -- A wild and well-known Siberian tiger was recently seen in the Dongning section of the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, according to the provincial ecology and environment department.

The male tiger entered a village in the Heilongjiang city of Mishan in 2021 when he was 3 years old. He was then rescued, cared for and later released back into the wild.

Staff from the park's Dongning section recently confirmed the tiger's stable and continuous activity in the region by using infrared cameras and integrated ground-air monitoring systems.

Since his release four years ago, the tiger has roamed across a vast territory, according to Wu Dianfeng, director of the natural ecological protection office at the provincial ecology and environment department. His range has spanned China's Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces -- and even extended into Russia.

Wu confirmed that the tiger is in good health and has adapted very well to life in the wild.

Established in October 2021, this 14,100-square-km wildlife sanctuary, which spans Northeast China's Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces -- now shelters around 70 wild Siberian tigers and about 80 Amur leopards.