91 Siberian Tiger Cubs Born in Siberian Tiger Park in Harbin

   2012-11-19 15:43:45    Xinhua      Web Editor: liuranran

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A group of Siberian tigers rest in the Siberian Tiger Park in Harbin, capital of northeast China‘s Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 19, 2012. Altogether 91 Siberian tiger cubs, one of world’s most endangered animals, were born in 2012 in the park. The park now has 1,067 Siberian tigers and is the largest Siberian tiger breeding and field training center in the world. [Photo: Xinhua/Wang Jianwei]

There was good news for one of the world’s rarest species on Monday, when it was revealed that 91 Siberian tiger cubs have been born this year in an artificial breeding park in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province.

The births mean there are now 1,067 Siberian tigers in the Siberian Tiger Park in the suburbs of Harbin, the provincial capital, said Liu Dan, chief engineer at the park.

Twenty of the 91 cubs will be selected to join the state-level group for artificial breeding to ensure the quality of the species, said Liu.

The park has been strictly controlling the number of artificially bred Siberian tigers in recent years, the chief engineer added.

It began to use DNA tests to prevent “intermarriage” among Siberian tigers in 2001.

Also known as “China Hengdaohezi Feline Breeding Center”, the park was established in 1986 with eight Siberian tigers.

Siberian tigers, otherwise known as Amur or Manchurian tigers, mainly live in east Russia, northeast China and northern part of the Korean Peninsula. Some 500 of the animals currently live in the wild, with an estimated 12 in Heilongjiang and eight to 10 in neighboring Jilin Province.

 

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HARBIN – Authorities in Northeast China‘s Heilongjiang province are conducting a survey to find the exact number of endangered Siberian tigers as their numbers may have increased.

Sun Haiyi, deputy head of the Wild Animals Research Institute of Heilongjiang, said the province had set up more than 20 monitoring sites. Information will be submitted to the country’s relevant authorities.

“Since 2005, wild Siberian tigers have been spotted many times by monitoring cameras in Laoye Mountain and Wanda Mountain areas in Heilongjiang,” Sun told Xinhua.

He estimated that the number of wild Siberian tigers might have increased thanks to the protection efforts in recent years. Dead tigers were also found in Wanda Mountain and Mishan area, he added.

Sun said the conservation of natural forests had contributed a lot to the restoration of the food chain of Siberian tigers.

According to a survey in 2006 and 2007, Heilongjiang has about 12 wild Siberian tigers while neighboring Jilin Province has eight to ten such tigers, the expert said.

Yang Lijuan, an official with the Dongfanghong Forestry Bureau in Heilongjiang, said the bureau would add six food supply sites, from the current four, for the prey of wild Siberian tigers this winter.

Such artificial feeding could increase the numbers of red deer and roes to ensure the food source for the Siberian tigers, Yang said.

Siberian tigers, one of the world’s rarest animal species, mainly live in east Russia, northeast China and northern part of the Korean Peninsula. Some 500 Siberian tigers currently live in the wild.