80K views · 1K reactions | Russia: Siberian tiger. The Siberian tiger also known as the Amur tiger. Amur tigers were once found throughout the Russian Far East, northern China and the Korean peninsula. By the 1940s, hunting had driven the Amur tiger to the brink of extinction—with no more than 40 individuals remaining in the wild. The subspecies was saved when Russia became the first country in the world to grant the tiger full protection. | Russians are awesome - we love Russia | Facebook

136K views · 356 reactions | Who will you find on the roads of Russia's Far East? One driver had a rare run-in with an Amur tiger, the largest and northernmost subspecies of tiger. The Amur tiger is protected by Russia's Red Book, a state document listing the country's rare and endangered animals. Read more here: https://bit.ly/2xsKV52 | The Moscow Times | Facebook