Rare tiger released by Putin strays into China

BEIJING (AP) — A rare Siberian tiger released into the wild by Russian President Vladimir Putin has strayed into China and may be in danger, Chinese media said Thursday.

Russia informed Chinese forestry officials that the tiger, tagged with a tracking device, was observed in a nature preserve in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Officials were removing possible traps and setting up more than 60 cameras in hopes of locating the tiger, it said.