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One Of 500 Remaining Wild Siberian Tigers Photographed In Ultra-Rare Sighting

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One Of 500 Remaining Wild Siberian Tigers Photographed In Ultra-Rare Sighting

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  • Wildlife photographer Sascha Fonseca captured a stunning photograph of one of the estimated 500 Siberian Tigers left in the wild
  • Using a motion-activated trail camera, the tiger was photographed in the snow as it looked back right at the camera to see the flash
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The best estimates suggest there are fewer than 500 Siberian Tigers left in the wild ranging from far east Russia to northeast China. It’s possible there are a handful of these tigers roaming in North Korea as well but that’s unconfirmed.

One of these rare tigers was recently photographed by wildlife photographer Sascha Fonseca and the image is stunning. It was captured in Far East Russia back in December 2021, according to a recent article in PetaPixel.

There’s a video below showing the raw footage of the large male Siberian Tiger walking past the camera. That motion triggers the camera’s flash which grabs the rare cat’s attention. And the resulting footage is absolutely stunning.

One Of 500 Remaining Wild Siberian Tigers Photographed In Ultra-Rare Sighting

Here’s the video with the picture below:

And here’s what the image of the large male Siberian Tiger looks like from the photographer’s camera:

How Rare Are Amur Tigers?

Siberian Tigers are known by many names. They are also referred to as Amur Tigers, Manchurian Tigers, Korean Tigers, and Ussurian Tigers. What they’re called is entirely dependent on where they are observed in the wild but it’s all the same subspecies of tiger.

Attacks on humans by Siberian Tigers are incredibly rare and this is primarily driven by the fact that there are so few tigers left in the wild. In the 1800s, attacks were recorded all across Central Asia. But the roaming land of these tigers has dwindled as their population numbers plummeted over the centuries.

The average lifespan of Siberian Tigers in captivity is 25 years while they only live 10 to 15 years in the wild, on average, but can live up to 18 years in the wild.

Despite being one of the rarest animals on the planet they are also one of the most recognizable and this has benefitted the species in conservation and recovery efforts. The global population wants to save this species from extinction.