The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources has reported on the first ten days that the tigress Umit spent on the territory of Kazakhstan, according to infohub.kz.
According to the ministry, during this time specialists have been monitoring her movements and examining her habitats. The GPS collar allows them to identify the areas where Umit has been, after which field surveys of these territories are conducted.
The Ministry of Ecology noted that already in the first days it became clear that Umit is capable of hunting on her own. Monitoring has established that the tigress killed a wolf and fed on it for several days. Later, she also successfully killed a wild boar.
“This is an important indicator that Umit is adapting to the new environment and beginning to live independently in natural conditions. Currently, specialists are tracking her movements daily and continuing to observe the adaptation process,” the ministry said.
According to experts, the results of the first ten days show that Umit's adaptation to independent life in the wild is proceeding successfully.
Earlier it was reported that after the release of the Amur tigress into the wild, Kazakhs began to fear resting on Balkhash. The authorities assured that all safety measures have been taken.
Recall that on May 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin published an article in the newspaper “Kazakhstanskaya Pravda”, in which he touched upon the cooperation of the two countries in the field of ecology and spoke about the transfer of Amur tigers to Kazakhstan to restore their population. The next day, the Ministry of Ecology reported that Russia transferred four Amur tigers to Kazakhstan — two adults and two cubs caught in the wild in the Khabarovsk Territory.
On June 10, the Ministry of Ecology clarified that the tigers received names: the male tiger — Amur, the tigress — Umit, the male cub — Turan, the female cub — Ussuri. Later, the ministry explained how they would ensure the safety of people living near the Ile-Balkhash reserve, where the Amur tigers will be released. And in August, it became known that the female Amur tiger Umit was released into the wild in Kazakhstan.