Russian citizen killed endangered Amur tiger

Hunter froze the carcass of the animal.

For killing a rare animal man faces time and a fine up to one million rubles.

In Russia the police opened a criminal case against the hunter who killed an Amur tiger in Primorsky Krai.

As told by the official representative of the Ministry of internal Affairs of the Russian Federation Irina Wolf in apartment living in the village of Amgu Terneisky district, men, law enforcement officers found the carcass of the animal.

There and found a hunting rifle IZH 12-go calibre, from which, presumably, was shot and killed by a tiger.

Hunter confessed to killing the endangered animal. According to the man, he met a tiger in the woods near the village of Malaya KEMA. Hunter shot him, and then froze the carcass at home.

The experts concluded that the tiger was about a year.

According to made in 2015 census of tigers in the far East was inhabited ranges from 520 to 540 individuals.

Hunter faces up to three years imprisonment and a fine of up to one million rubles.

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