Just a few days ago in Russia, a census of the population of the Amur tiger began in the Far East. The monitoring of the quantity of the animals will go on until the end of February, and towards the middle of March of the year 2010, scientists and ecologists intend to get new data on the quantity of Amur tigers in Russia. The previous count took place in the year 2005. Then the number of Amur tigers in the region comprised 550 individuals.

Two individuals – the gorgeous male Almaz and his girlfriend Nyurka I have seen with my own eyes. Up close. An arm’s length away. No, no, I didn’t try to pet the kitties, although the chain link fence separating us did not impede this.