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The population of adult Amur tigers in the Land of the Leopard National Park, located in Primorye, as well as in neighboring territories, has reached 58 individuals, RIA Novosti reports. It is the largest number of tigers of this species recorded among all protected areas on the planet.
Tigers were counted using a photomonitoring system. There are more than 5,000 cameras on the territory, this is the most extensive network of this kind in the country. During the previous survey period, the number of Amur tigers was less - the researchers counted 48 adult predators.
The reserve added that the sex ratio in the population is gradually leveling out. If a few years ago there were twice as many females as males, now 31 tigresses and 26 tigers live in the park, the sex of another animal has not yet been established.
Specialists also recorded three broods with 11 cubs. One of them has as many as five kittens, the other has four, the reserve added.
Employees of the national park note the favorable conditions created for the Amur tigers in the protected area. According to them, the results of the new study are evidence of this.
Amur tigers, one of the rarest predators in the world, live in Russia in Primorye, the Khabarovsk Territory, the Amur Region and the Jewish Autonomous Region. In total, scientists estimate the number of their population in the country at 750 animals, including cubs.
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