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China: Wild Tiger Seen Running on Highway Ahead of Moving Car in Jilin

On December 26, 2025, in Yanbian, Jilin, a wild young tiger was filmed running along a highway in front of a moving car.

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China: Wild Siberian Tiger Appears on Rural Road in Jilin

A video shows a rare encounter with a wild Siberian tiger on a rural road in Hunchun, Jilin, on October 14, 2025. After stopping his vehicle, a man calmly greeted the tiger as it crossed the road before disappearing into the forest. No injuries were reported, and authorities said the tiger likely returned to the mountains, urging residents to remain cautious.

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China: Construction Worker Encounters Wild Siberian Tiger in Jilin

This is the heart stopping moment that a Chinese woman narrowly avoided danger when she unexpectedly encountered a wild Siberian tiger during a late-night construction job. On November 30, 2025, in Jilin, China, the video captured a tense encounter inside the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park as excavator operator Liu, a Chinese woman, was working outdoors at night. The footage showed a wild Siberian tiger walking steadily toward her work area. The massive animal moved with calm confidence, stopping several times as it fixed its gaze on Liu. Instead, it observed her silently for a prolonged moment before slowly turning around and walking back into the darkness of the forest. Liu later recalled that her heart nearly jumped out of her chest as the tiger stared at her under the night lights. The video ended with the tiger disappearing into the forest while Liu remained still, visibly shaken but unharmed

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China: Driver Encounters Wild Siberian Tiger on Mountain Road in Jilin

In Jilin, China, a driver came face-to-face with a wild Siberian tiger on a mountain road on October 18, 2025, before the tiger eventually walked away into the forest.

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US: Glacial Lake Flooding Damages More Than 100 Homes In Juneau, Alaska

More than 100 homes in Juneau, Alaska, were damaged by flooding after a glacial lake overflowed, sending surging water to nearby neighborhoods. Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared a state disaster emergency on Tuesday, August 6, as the Mendenhall River reached record levels and flooded neighborhoods in Mendenhall Valley. There were no deaths or severe injuries reported.

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Wild Animals Heat Down

QINGDAO, CHINA - JUNE 9, 2024 - A Siberian tiger walks in the forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, June 9, 2024.

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Wild Animals Heat Down

QINGDAO, CHINA - JUNE 9, 2024 - A cub of a Siberian tiger plays in the water at Qingdao Forest Wildlife World in Shandong province, China, June 9, 2024.

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Wild Animals Heat Down

QINGDAO, CHINA - JUNE 9, 2024 - A Bengal white tiger rests in the shade at Qingdao Forest Wildlife World in Shandong province, China, June 9, 2024.

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Wild Animals Heat Down

QINGDAO, CHINA - JUNE 9, 2024 - A Siberian tiger rests in the shade at Qingdao Forest Wildlife World in Shandong province, China, June 9, 2024.

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Xinhua Headlines: China seeks to build world's largest national park system

(240522) -- BEIJING, May 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured on July 26, 2023 at the Suiyang bureau branch of park administration of the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province shows a wild Siberian tiger traced by an infrared camera. (Xinhua/Dai Jinrong)

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NE China national park sees significant increase in wild tigers, leopards

STORY: NE China national park sees significant increase in wild tigers, leopards SHOOTING TIME: May 18, 2024/File DATELINE: May 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: HUNCHUN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of tigers and leopards in the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FENG LIMIN, Deputy director of the Monitoring and Research Center for Siberian Tigers and Amur Leopards, National Forestry and Grassland Administration STORYLINE: The population of wild tigers and leopards in the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park has seen a marked increase in recent years. According to Duan Zhaogang, head of the park administration, there are currently around 70 wild Siberian tigers and about 80 wild Amur leopards living within the park. In 2023 alone, 20 new tiger cubs and 15 leopard cubs were born there. The distribution range of these big cats has continued to expand, reaching the westernmost edge of the park, with their habitat now covering over 11,000 squar

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China's tiger and leopard park launches new round of habitat restoration operations

STORY: China's tiger and leopard park launches new round of habitat restoration operations SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: April 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of rangers conducting habitat restoration operations 2. footage of wild Siberian tigers and Amur leopards STORYLINE: To create a better living environment for wildlife, China's tiger and leopard park has recently launched a new round of habitat restoration operations, mainly targeting the illegal traps set by poachers. The populations of wild Siberian tigers and Amur leopards in northeastern China have seen steady growth, with over 35 cubs born in the past year, according to the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park administration. The administration has monitored the birth of more than 20 tiger cubs and more than 15 leopard cubs in the past year. Their activity area exceeds 1.1 million hectares, accounting for about 78 percent of the park's total area. In October

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Wild Animals Rescue Center in Kyiv region

CHUBYNSKE, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - A tiger stays in an enclosure at the Wild Animals Rescue Center, Chubynske, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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Wild Animals Rescue Center in Kyiv region

CHUBYNSKE, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - A tiger stays in an enclosure at the Wild Animals Rescue Center, Chubynske, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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Wild Animals Rescue Center in Kyiv region

CHUBYNSKE, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - Founder of the shelter Natalia Popova pets a tiger through the bars at the Wild Animals Rescue Center, Chubynske, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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Wild Animals Rescue Center in Kyiv region

CHUBYNSKE, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - A fence runs between a tiger and a dog at the Wild Animals Rescue Center, Chubynske, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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Wild Animals Rescue Center in Kyiv region

CHUBYNSKE, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - A tiger stays in an enclosure at the Wild Animals Rescue Center, Chubynske, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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Wild Animals Rescue Center in Kyiv region

CHUBYNSKE, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - Founder of the shelter Natalia Popova pets a tiger through the bars at the Wild Animals Rescue Center, Chubynske, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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Wild Animals Rescue Center in Kyiv region

CHUBYNSKE, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - A tiger stays in an enclosure at the Wild Animals Rescue Center, Chubynske, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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Wild Animals Rescue Center in Kyiv region

CHUBYNSKE, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - A tiger stays in an enclosure at the Wild Animals Rescue Center, Chubynske, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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Wild Animals Rescue Center in Kyiv region

CHUBYNSKE, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - A tiger stays in an enclosure at the Wild Animals Rescue Center, Chubynske, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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Wild Animals Rescue Center in Kyiv region

CHUBYNSKE, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 - Founder of the shelter Natalia Popova pets a tiger through the bars at the Wild Animals Rescue Center, Chubynske, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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Indonesia's Reforestation Polemic

Wild Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) footprints are seen on the ground surface inside one of the locations where the Leuser Ecosystem forest area has been converted into an oil palm plantation. The picture was taken at coordinates 03°57'45.0" N 098°01'36.5" E on June 6 2018. The Non-Governmental Organization Sustainable Forest Advocacy (Lembahtari) protested against several oil palm plantations within the Gunung Leuser National Park area in particular the border between the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra, Indonesia. "Until now, this six-year-old palm oil plantation has been absorbing the community's water pockets in the Gunung Leuser protected forest area and has reaped a series of flood disasters after," said Lembahtari Chairman, Sayed Zainal. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-SIBERIAN TIGER (CN)

(240119) -- HARBIN, Jan. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken by an infrared camera shows a wild Siberian tiger in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. TO GO WITH "Endangered Siberian tiger spotted in northeast China" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-JILIN-HUNCHUN-SIBERIAN TIGER-KILLING-LEOPARD (CN)

(231228) -- CHANGCHUN, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A dead leopard killed by a wild Siberian tiger is seen lying on the snow-covered ground in Hunchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 23, 2023. In a rare incident, a wild Siberian tiger attacked and killed a leopard in a national park in northeast China, local authorities said Thursday. TO GO WITH "Across China: In rare incident, Siberian tiger kills leopard in China's national park" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-JILIN-HUNCHUN-SIBERIAN TIGER-KILLING-LEOPARD (CN)

(231228) -- CHANGCHUN, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The drag marks and footprints are seen near the site where a wild Siberian tiger attacked and killed a leopard in Hunchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 23, 2023. In a rare incident, a wild Siberian tiger attacked and killed a leopard in a national park in northeast China, local authorities said Thursday. TO GO WITH "Across China: In rare incident, Siberian tiger kills leopard in China's national park" (Xinhua)

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Shanghai Wild Animal Park

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 - Tourists watch a tiger on a sightseeing bus at the National 5A Safari Park in Shanghai, China, Sept. 10, 2023.

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Shanghai Wild Animal Park

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 - Tourists watch a tiger on a sightseeing bus at the National 5A Safari Park in Shanghai, China, Sept. 10, 2023.

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-SIBERIAN TIGERS-TECHNOLOGY (CN)

(230730) -- MUDANJIANG, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screen image captured on July 26, 2023 at the Suiyang bureau branch of park administration of the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province shows a wild Siberian tiger traced by an infrared camera. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Technology paves way for return of Siberian tigers" (Xinhua/Dai Jinrong)

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India's tigers count grows at 6.1 pct annually: ministry

STORY: India's tigers count grows at 6.1 pct annually: ministry DATELINE: July 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of Tiger Reserve Park STORYLINE: India currently has an estimated population of 4,000 tigers, representing an annual growth rate of 6.1 percent, said an official statement issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Saturday. The statement, released on International Tiger Day, said 3,167 tigers are living in the country's camera-trapped areas, but an analysis of data done by the Wildlife Institute of India from both camera-trapped and non-camera-trapped tiger presence areas revealed that the upper limit of the tiger population in the country was estimated to be 3,925, reflecting an annual growth rate of 6.1 percent. "India currently harbors almost 75 percent of the world's wild tiger population. With significant changes in the spatial patterns of tiger occurrence and an increase in uni

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Endangered Siberian tigers well-protected in NE China national park

STORY: Endangered Siberian tigers well-protected in NE China national park DATELINE: July 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: MUDANJIANG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DING GUOWEI, Ranger, Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park 3. various of the real-time monitoring system 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZANG PENG, Ranger, Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park 5. various of the real-time monitoring system 6. various of Siberian tigers STORYLINE: Saturday marks International Tiger Day, a day to raise awareness of the endangered tiger species and to promote conservation efforts. In a national park in northeast China, the population of wild Siberian tigers is on the rise, thanks to the country's persistent efforts. Spanning an area of over 1.4 million hectares in Jilin and Heilongjiang, the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park is a pilot project for Siberian tigers and Amur leopard

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International Tiger Day

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 29, 2023 - A tiger scroll on display at the Forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, Shandong province, July 29, 2023. enrichment refers to a series of measures to enrich the life of wild animals, meet their physiological and psychological needs, and encourage animals to display more natural behaviors under captive conditions.

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International Tiger Day

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 29, 2023 - A tiger scroll on display at the Forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, Shandong province, July 29, 2023. enrichment refers to a series of measures to enrich the life of wild animals, meet their physiological and psychological needs, and encourage animals to display more natural behaviors under captive conditions.

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International Tiger Day

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 29, 2023 - A tiger scroll on display at the Forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, Shandong province, July 29, 2023. enrichment refers to a series of measures to enrich the life of wild animals, meet their physiological and psychological needs, and encourage animals to display more natural behaviors under captive conditions.

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International Tiger Day

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 29, 2023 - A Bengal tiger takes a dip in a pool at Qingdao Forest Wildlife World in Shandong province, July 29, 2023. enrichment refers to a series of measures to enrich the life of wild animals, meet their physiological and psychological needs, and encourage animals to display more natural behaviors under captive conditions.

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International Tiger Day

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 29, 2023 - A tiger scroll on display at the Forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, Shandong province, July 29, 2023. enrichment refers to a series of measures to enrich the life of wild animals, meet their physiological and psychological needs, and encourage animals to display more natural behaviors under captive conditions.

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International Tiger Day

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 29, 2023 - A tiger scroll on display at the Forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, Shandong province, July 29, 2023. enrichment refers to a series of measures to enrich the life of wild animals, meet their physiological and psychological needs, and encourage animals to display more natural behaviors under captive conditions.

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International Tiger Day

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 29, 2023 - A tiger scroll on display at the Forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, Shandong province, July 29, 2023. enrichment refers to a series of measures to enrich the life of wild animals, meet their physiological and psychological needs, and encourage animals to display more natural behaviors under captive conditions.

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International Tiger Day

QINGDAO, CHINA - JULY 29, 2023 - A tiger scroll on display at the Forest Wildlife World in Qingdao, Shandong province, July 29, 2023. enrichment refers to a series of measures to enrich the life of wild animals, meet their physiological and psychological needs, and encourage animals to display more natural behaviors under captive conditions.

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-WILD SIBERIAN TIGER (CN)

(230714) -- HARBIN, July 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken by an infrared camera in April, 2023 shows a wild Siberian tiger in the Muleng forest area in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. TO GO WITH "Wild Siberian tiger images captured in NE China" (Xinhua)

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Endangered Siberian tiger found in NE China's forest

STORY: Endangered Siberian tiger found in NE China's forest DATELINE: July 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:16 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of siberian tigers STORYLINE: Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park NE China's Heilongjiang Province Wild Siberian tigers have been frequently spotted here recently. Siberian tigers, also known as Amur or Manchurian tigers, are one of the most endangered animals in the world. They mainly live in eastern Russia, northeast China, and the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. China has launched a pilot national park project for Siberian tigers and Amur leopards, spanning an area of over 1.46 million hectares in the northeastern provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

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Xinhua Headlines: From conflict to coexistence: China sees changing human-wildlife relations

(230522) -- BEIJING, May 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo taken with an infrared monitoring camera shows a wild Siberian tiger in Tianqiaoling forest area, northeast China's Jilin Province. (Xinhua)

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Populations of tigers, leopards increase in NE China's Hunchun

STORY: Populations of tigers, leopards increase in NE China's Hunchun DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:12 LOCATION: HUNCHUN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the national park 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GU BAOCHEN, Photographer STORYLINE: A national park in northeast China has seen a substantial increase in wild tiger and leopard populations via its enhanced monitor system. The Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park located in mountains at the junction of Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces is home to the largest population of Siberian tigers and Amur leopards in China. In recent years, Siberian tiger activities have been detected in more than half of the areas in the park. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GU BAOCHEN, Photographer "Female tigers would take their cubs out only after they are 4 months old. Never before they turned 4 months old. I took this photo with my infrared camera. You can even see their footprints." The national park adopted a "space-ground integrated monitor system"

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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

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From 8 to nearly 1,000! Rising number of Amur tigers shows China's protection efforts

STORY: From 8 to nearly 1,000! Rising number of Amur tigers shows China's protection efforts DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Amur tigers walking in the snow 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU DAN, Chief engineer of Siberian Tiger Park 3. various of Amur tigers receiving wilderness survival training in Siberia Tiger Park 4. various of Amur tigers eating food STORYLINE: The number of Amur tigers, or Siberian tigers, at China Hengdaohezi Feline Breeding Center in northeast China's Heilongjiang has increased from only eight in 1986 to nearly 1,000. This is thanks to China's intensified protection efforts for tigers in recent years. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU DAN, Chief engineer of Siberian Tiger Park, China Hengdaohezi Feline Breeding Center "We have enhanced our rescue capabilities and functions by improving our field rescue equipment. For example, drones can be used widely in the wild. It can be used for thermal imaging, thermal sen

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How to train Amur tigers to survive wilderness in snow

STORY: How to train Amur tigers to survive wilderness in snow DATELINE: March 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Amur tigers receiving wilderness survival training in Siberian Tiger Park STORYLINE: Artificially-bred Amur tigers at Siberian Tiger Park in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, are receiving wilderness survival training. The training aims to improve their hunting skills, preparing them to live in the wild. Amur tigers are among the most endangered animals in the world. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

(230109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Siberian tiger quadruplets play around at Yunnan Wild Animal Park in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 3, 2022. The one-month-old Siberian tiger quadruplets made their public appearance at Yunnan Wild Animal Park during the Labor Day holiday. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD SIBERIAN TIGERS (CN)

(221220) -- CHANGCHUN, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo taken with an infrared monitoring camera shows a wild Siberian tiger in Tianqiaoling forest area, northeast China's Jilin Province. Footprints and other evidence of wild Siberian tigers have been found in the Tianqiaoling forest area in northeast China's Jilin Province, the local forest bureau and public security bureau said on Monday. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-JILIN-WILD SIBERIAN TIGERS (CN)

(221220) -- CHANGCHUN, Dec. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This undated photo taken with an infrared monitoring camera shows a wild Siberian tiger in Tianqiaoling forest area, northeast China's Jilin Province. Footprints and other evidence of wild Siberian tigers have been found in the Tianqiaoling forest area in northeast China's Jilin Province, the local forest bureau and public security bureau said on Monday. (Xinhua)

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Wild monkey officially recognized as alpha male

OITA, Japan - Makoto (front), a male wild monkey at Mt. Takasaki in Oita, southwestern Japan, eats bananas during a ceremony to recognize him as the new alpha male of a troop of some 540 wild monkeys fed by humans on March 3, 2012. The Takasakiyama (Mt. Takasaki) Natural Zoological Garden conducted the ceremony after a one-month observation period to make sure that Makoto, estimated to be 14 years old, had indeed become the troop's 16th boss, taking over the post from Tiger, believed to be 26-year old.