<p>Away from the madness of the world, a stunning Siberian tiger pauses in a quiet forest in this jaw-dropping picture. </p><p>The scene was captured in December 2021 by wildlife photographer Sascha Fonseca using a hidden camera trap. </p><p>Sascha, from Germany, says the image is special as Amur tigers are endangered and this was an undocumented male. </p><p>He explains: “A male Siberian tiger passed by my camera trap deep in the forests of Far East Russia. </p><p>“It turned out that it’s an unknown male which had not been documented yet. So, the researchers I work with during my camera trap project invited me to give him a name. </p><p>“We agreed on ‘Leo’ because of the distinctive L pattern on his left cheekbone, and after the famous Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. </p><p>“The very fact that there are wild Amur tigers in the world today is something of a miracle. Only 3-4% of the area of an Amur tiger’s range are protected by wildlife reserves and national parks. </p><p>“Habitat loss, logging and mining, poaching, hunting, and a shrinking gene pool – the world's largest cat clings to existence amidst a large number of interconnected problems.”</p>
