Traces of tiger freed by Putin possibly found in NE China  

黑龙江小兴安岭地区发现疑似普京放生老虎踪迹

10日，记者从黑龙江省森林工业总局获得消息，在黑龙江省小兴安岭地区发现疑似野生东北虎踪迹，或与从俄罗斯入境的普京放生东北虎“库贾”有关联。小兴安岭区域内的十余个林业局已启动相应监测预警机制。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- Tracks, hair and feces spotted in northeast China on Friday are suspected of belonging to a Siberian tiger set free by Russia President Vladmir Putin, according to chinanews.com.

The tiger named Kuzya, one of three set free by Putin in May, had crossed the border into China from Russia's Jewish Autonomous Region.

The traces of the tiger were found in Lesser Khingan, a mountain range in China's Heilongjiang province, adjacent to Russia's Amur Region and Jewish Autonomous Region.

A team of experts has been dispatched to the area to identify the traces and confirm the location.

Russian experts said on Friday that the tiger had moved northwest in the direction of Lesser Khingan.

The tiger's tracking device showed that it had approached the Taipinggou Nature Reserve in Luobei County on Thursday.