Disappearing animals. Siberian tiger

Distribution the tiger.

The range of this tiger is concentrated in a protected area in South-Eastern Russia, on the banks of the rivers Amur and Ussuri rivers in the Khabarovsk and Primorsky regions.

Most of all Amur tigers are common in the foothills of the Sikhote-Alin in Lazovsky district of the Primorsky region, where a relatively small area lives every six wild Siberian tiger (2003).

It is expected to resettle the Amur tigers in the Russian Pleistocene Park in Yakutia.

Description.

The Amur tiger is the largest subspecies, the coat is thicker than the tigers living in warmer areas, and its color lighter. The main colour of the coat in the winter — orange, belly white.

Lifestyle.

The Amur tiger is the Lord of vast territories, the area of which the female is 300-500 km², and the male — 600-800 km². If the limits of their possessions feed enough, tiger does not leave its territory. With a lack of game increases the number of attacks by tigers on livestock and dogs. The Siberian tiger is active at night.

Siberian tiger

Distribution the tiger

The range of this tiger is concentrated in a protected area in South-Eastern Russia, on the banks of the rivers Amur and Ussuri rivers in the Khabarovsk and Primorsky regions. Most of all Amur tigers are common in the foothills of the Sikhote-Alin in Lazovsky district of the Primorsky region, where a relatively small area lives every six wild Siberian tiger (2003). It is expected to resettle the Amur tigers in the Russian Pleistocene Park in Yakutia.

Description

• The Amur tiger is the largest subspecies, the coat is thicker than the tigers living in warmer areas, and its color lighter. The main colour of the coat in the winter — orange, belly white .

Lifestyle

• The Amur tiger is the Lord of vast territories, the area of which the female is 300-500 km2, and the male — 600-800 km2. If the limits of their possessions feed enough, tiger does not leave its territory. With a lack of game increases the number of attacks by tigers on livestock and dogs. The Siberian tiger is active at night.

Food

• Despite the immense power and developed the senses, tiger has a lot of time to devote to the hunt as successfully completed only one of 10 attempts. Tiger crawl is approaching his victim, he moves in a special way: arching his back and pushing his hind legs into the ground. Small animals he Wortley, gnawing the throat, and large first fells to the ground and then gnaws through the cervical vertebrae .

Protection

• The Siberian tiger is listed in the Red book of Russia. In April 2007, experts from the world wildlife Fund (WWF) announced that the population of Amur tigers has reached a century high and that the tiger is no longer on the verge of extinction[9]. In 2008-2009 he held a comprehensive expedition employees of IEE Russian Academy of Sciences within the program of Amur tiger in the Ussuri nature reserve of far East branch of Russian Academy of Sciences in Primorye Far East Russia[10]