“The police received a message that ... a carcass of a wild animal was found in the forest.
According to preliminary information, a male Amur tiger died as a result of a gunshot wound, ”the statement says.
It is clarified that law enforcement officers examined the place of emergency.
"Appointed to conduct forensic veterinary and ballistic examinations," - added to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
It is noted that the case was initiated on the grounds of a crime under Part 1 of Art.
258.1 of the Criminal Code of Russia (Illegal harvesting of especially valuable wild animals and aquatic biological resources belonging to the species included in the Red Book of the Russian Federation and (or) protected by international treaties of the Russian Federation).
In October, experts in the Primorsky Territory rescued an Amur tiger cub, which fell into a trap with its paw.