An official with the Dongjingcheng Forestry Bureau in Heilongjiang province has captured rare video of a wild Manchurian tiger.

In the 6-second video shot in Dongjingcheng forest on May 1, the tiger moves forward cautiously, with eyes gleaming in front of the camera. Then it rushes off into the forest. The video shows the tiger's bright eyes, sturdy limbs and strong physique.

This is the fifth time that the bureau has captured video of a wild Manchurian tiger. The first time was in January 2015, when a tiger preyed on a horse.

A worker at the bureau said that the tiger spotted this time was seen in Suiyang forest a few years ago, but has appeared frequently in Dongjingcheng forest in the past two years. This shows that a corridor for Manchurian tigers really exists between two forest regions, where rare wild animals can survive.

Another piece of exciting news is that a photo of a brown bear and five cubs was taken in Suiyang forest on April 3. The photo shows the five cubs in a line following a huge female brown bear.

Jiang Guangshun, executive deputy director of the cat research center of the State Forestry Administration and a professor at Northeast Forestry University, said that the photo is “amazing”, not only because it is the first time brown bears have been spotted in that region, but also because brown bears usually have one to four cubs per  birth, and it is rare for them to have five cubs.

Protection of rare animals in Heilongjiang province is proving to be effective. The numbers of Manchurian tigers and leopards are increasing, and endangered species including brown bears, Siberian musk deer and sika deer are under protection. Biological diversity in Heilongjiang province is undergoing rapid restoration.

A wild Manchurian tiger with gleaming eyes was spotted in Dongjingcheng forest region in Heilongjiang Province on May 1. [Photo/my399.com]

This photo of five cubs following a huge female brown bear was taken in Suiyang forest in Heilongjiang province on April 3. [Photo/my399.com]