Amur Tigers

[peter]

(10-28-2017, 10:06 AM)Wolverine Wrote: Unique photos from Russian Far East caught by camera trap. Gigantic male brown bear started systematically to pursue tigress with cubs and appropriate her kills basically leaving the tiger  family almost starving. The male bear is obviously 3 times larger than the tigress and guess weight around 400 kg. Such a giant is unusual even for Russian Far East. Local forest workers are planning to destroy the bear in order to save the tiger cubs. On the photos the bear is caught just 30 minutes after the tigress, tracing her:

https://todaykhv.ru/news/in-areas-of-the-province/8794//

Interesting, Wolverine.

Could you post a copy in the tiger extinction thread? Tigers and bears in southeastern Russia have been discussed many times in that thread. In most posts, bears feature as food items. This post shows that some large male bears, as some researchers said, consistently follow tigresses with cubs and displace them from kills. As a result, the tigress has to hunt much more often. In the long run, she and her cubs face starvation.

My guess is these 'satellite bears' also follow females without cubs and immature animals at times. Judging from reports I read on the site of the Amur Tiger Programme, at least two immature tigers released after rehabilitation were followed by bears. The young female avoided them, but male tiger 'Boris' killed two immature (2-4 years old) bears near his kills.     

If you post the link in the extinction thread, add a translation if possible. A summary in your own words also would be appreciated. Reply