Hunt for man-eating tiger in Russian Far East

The hunt is on in Russia's Far East for a tiger which is suspected of having killed two hunters during the past two weeks, Russian Mayak radio reported on Sunday.

It said the remains of the two victims have been found in the snow and people in Ussuriysk area north of Vladivostok fear for a third hunter whose return from the wilds is overdue.

One of the victims is a 20-year-old man who had gone into the forests to check his traps.

The tiger is thought to be a young mother who has lost her cubs.

She will have to be tracked down and killed because tigers which have lost their fear of humans present an added danger, the television said.

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