Rare wild Siberian tiger captured on film in China

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: February 8, 2003 | Copyright information

Rare wild Siberian tiger captured on film in China

Associated Press

Saturday, February 8, 2003

Beijing -- A wild Siberian tiger was photographed in northeastern China last week for the first time, a conservation group said -- an indication that the increasingly rare beasts are returning to areas they once roamed years ago.

The image of the elegant animal, also known as an Amur tiger, was captured on film in the Hunchun Nature Reserve in Jilin province by an automati...

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