Pavel Fomenko from WWF Russia suffered in the accident during vaccination of Amur tigers

At present, there are six tigers in the rehabilitation center. And among them is tiger family: mom and her two cubs that were caught nearby the village of Aleksey-Nikolskoye.

Animals are regularly treated with veterinary inspection and other medical procedures. Such events are organized by the Primorsky Province Hunting Department, engaging veterinarians and experts from environmental organizations. So on March 13 during a routine vaccination of tigers. Pavel Fomenko, an honored worker of nature conservation in Russia, the man devoted 30 years of his life to the preservation of the Amur tiger, participated in it as usual according to a many-year tradition.

At some moment, Pavel Fomenko found himself in the insecure territory of the enclosure. The tigress from Aleksey-Nikolskoye regarded his close presence as a threat and rushed to protect her cubs. The attack was short, but the tigress did injured Pavel.