Recently, during routine patrols, the staff of the Protected Area Management Bureau of Longjiang Forest Industry Group Mureng Forestry Bureau Co., Ltd. once again discovered clear images of wild Siberian tiger "Wandalshan No. 1" activities in the core area of Northeast Yew National Nature Reserve and Mureng Park of Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park through field infrared cameras. In the video, a sturdy Siberian tiger walks leisurely in front of the camera with a sturdy stride.
According to Dr. Zhao Yue of the Feline Research Center of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration of Northeast Forestry University, the Siberian tiger shown in the video was taken in April this year, and after comparison, it was the "Wandalshan No. 1" released in the Mureng forest area before, from the picture, its fur is shiny, and it is much stronger than before.
In addition to the "Wandalshan No. 1", the staff also found two videos of two other infrared cameras, one large and one small, wandering freely through the forest, patrolling the territory and looking for food.
It is understood that this is not the first time that Siberian tigers and leopards have appeared in the Mureng forest area.
"In addition to the 'Wandarshan No. 1', two other tigers live here in the Mureng forest area, and we have repeatedly found their footprints and droppings. As early as 2016, we found a male Siberian leopard settled here, and in the winter of 2022, the infrared camera of the reserve captured the movement of a female Siberian leopard, and in April this year, a large and a small Siberian leopard were photographed in the same area. Their willingness to settle here indicates that it can provide them with a large amount of food, and also indirectly indicates that the food chain of the Mureng forest area is complete, the biodiversity is rich, and the ecological environment has been effectively restored. The staff of the reserve said excitedly.
At the same time, the staff also found through infrared cameras that wild animals such as roe deer, sika deer, and red deer inhabit and breed in the Mureng forest area, and the population is increasing. The return of a variety of herbivorous wild animals has also attracted large carnivores such as wild Siberian tigers and leopards to return to their homes. Nowadays, the ecological environment of the Mureng forest area is getting better and better, and it has gradually become a beautiful home for wild animals to breed and grow freely.
In recent years, Longjiang Forest Industry Group has continued to strengthen the protection of rare and endangered wild animals and plants and their habitats, and promoted the concept of "the great of the country" into the efficiency of wildlife protection and management, and the protection of Siberian tigers and leopards has achieved remarkable results, and the activity area has spread from the original 9 Forestry Bureau Co., Ltd. to 14. Since 2021, 9 forestry bureau co., LTD., including Mureng and Dongfanghong, have effectively played the role of linkage response mechanisms, monitoring the footprints of Siberian tigers more than 70 times, providing more than 270 local photos and 18 short videos. In the next step, Longjiang Forest Industry Group will continue to strengthen the protection of flagship species such as the Northeast tiger and leopard and the Northeast yew as the guide, carry out special actions for the protection of wild animals and plants, and focus on strengthening the popularization and education of wildlife protection to ensure that the protection of wild animals and plants and their habitats continues to improve.
Background information: On April 23, 2021, a Siberian tiger accidentally ran into a village in Mishan City, Heilongjiang, and another villager was thrown down by it, but fortunately was rescued by a passing driver. After that, the police took great pains to capture the tiger, and then made a series of assessments.
On May 18, after determining that the tiger's physiological indicators were normal and there was no abnormal behavior and disease risk, the tiger was released into the wild after careful selection.
Source: Harbin TV Harbin News