Russia releases Amur tiger back to forest

STORY: Russia releases Amur tiger back to forest DATELINE: March 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:29 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of a tiger released from a car trailer 2. various of the tiger running into the wild (Video source: Russia's Amur Tiger Center) STORYLINE: Russia's Amur Tiger Center (ATC) released a 200-kilogram tiger back into the wild on Sunday. The tiger has roamed close to human settlements in the northern part of Russia's Primorsky Territory in the past two years. It hunted a total of 34 dogs, and caused panic among local villagers. Supported by ATC, inspectors from the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife Protection of Primorsky Krai set up a trap along a path that the predator has used to approach human settlements. Examination showed that the tiger was healthy, well-fed, and had no visible injuries. It was then released into a sparsely populated area with a high density of ungulates, where no other male tigers were recorded. Xinhua News Agency correspondents re

'Gal Mikoshi,' portable shrine carried by girls

'Gal Mikoshi,' portable shrine carried by girls

OSAKA, Japan - Young women carry a 200-kilogram ''mikoshi,'' or portable shrine, during the 31st ''Gal Mikoshi'' festival in Osaka, western Japan, on July 23, 2011. A total of 80 women aged 15 to 30, selected from among 330 applicants after undergoing tests to check their physical strength, took part in the event.

Bluefin tuna auctioned for 14 mil. yen

Bluefin tuna auctioned for 14 mil. yen

Photographers and TV crews crowd in front of Kiyoshi Kimura (C in background), chief of a sushi restaurant chain, as he shows a 200-kilogram bluefin tuna he bought for 14 million yen on Jan. 5, 2016, during the first bidding of the year at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. It was the last year-opening auction at the current site, with the market to be relocated to another area of Tokyo in November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Bluefin tuna auctioned at 14 mil. yen

Bluefin tuna auctioned at 14 mil. yen

Photo shows a 200-kilogram bluefin tuna, which was auctioned at 14 million yen on Jan. 5, 2016, during the first bidding of the year at Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. It was the last year-opening auction at the current site, as the market will be relocated to another area of Tokyo in November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Bluefin tuna auctioned at 14 mil. yen

Bluefin tuna auctioned at 14 mil. yen

Kiyoshi Kimura (C), chief of a sushi restaurant chain, shows a 200-kilogram bluefin tuna he auctioned at 14 million yen on Jan. 5, 2016, during the first bidding of the year at Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. It was the last year-opening auction at the current site, as the market will be relocated to another area of Tokyo in November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

'Gal Mikoshi,' portable shrine carried by girls

'Gal Mikoshi,' portable shrine carried by girls

OSAKA, Japan - Young women carry a 200-kilogram ''mikoshi,'' or portable shrine, during the 31st ''Gal Mikoshi'' festival in Osaka, western Japan, on July 23, 2011. A total of 80 women aged 15 to 30, selected from among 330 applicants after undergoing tests to check their physical strength, took part in the event. (Kyodo)

Golden rat statue at Mie shrine

Golden rat statue at Mie shrine

A statue of a golden rat carrying a torch-like object welcomes visitors at Tatsumizu shrine in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 31, 2019, ahead of the Year of the Rat 2020 and Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics the same year. The three-meter tall, 200 kilogram statue can be seen there through the end of February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Golden rat statue at Mie shrine

Golden rat statue at Mie shrine

A statue of a golden rat carrying a torch-like object welcomes visitors at Tatsumizu shrine in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 31, 2019, ahead of the Year of the Rat 2020 and Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics the same year. The three-meter tall, 200 kilogram statue can be seen there through the end of February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Golden rat statue at Mie shrine

Golden rat statue at Mie shrine

A statue of a golden rat carrying a torch-like object welcomes visitors at Tatsumizu shrine in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 31, 2019, ahead of the Year of the Rat 2020 and Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics the same year. The three-meter tall, 200 kilogram statue can be seen there through the end of February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

80 women carry 200-kg portable shrines

80 women carry 200-kg portable shrines

Eighty women aged from 15 to 30 carry two 200-kilogram "mikoshi" portable shrines on July 23, 2017, in the western Japan city of Osaka prior to the start of the Tenjin Festival, one of three major festivals in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

80 women carry 200-kg portable shrines

80 women carry 200-kg portable shrines

Eighty women aged from 15 to 30 carry two 200-kilogram "mikoshi" portable shrines on July 23, 2017, in the western Japan city of Osaka prior to the start of the Tenjin Festival, one of three major festivals in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

80 women carry 200-kg portable shrines

80 women carry 200-kg portable shrines

Eighty women aged from 15 to 30 carry two 200-kilogram "mikoshi" portable shrines on July 23, 2017, in the western Japan city of Osaka prior to the start of the Tenjin Festival, one of three major festivals in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo