An Amur tiger has attacked and killed a man in Primorye Territory in Russia’s Far East area.
According to local media, the incident happened near the village of Zimniki in the Dalnerechensky District, about 480 km northeast of the city of Vladivostok.
Primorye’s Deputy Minister of Forestry, Environmental Protection, Wildlife and Natural Resources, Philipp Shutov, disclosed this on Tuesday.
In a video statement, Shutov said police officers and hunting supervision specialists were currently working at the site.
Media Talk Africa reports that the Amur tiger, with a population of about 750, is listed as Endangered in the International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN, Red List of Threatened Species.
