A wildlife expert claims that at least one or two wild tigers may be living in North Korea.

The results of the latest survey by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on the Amur (Siberian/Korean) Tiger say that Korean tigers still inhabit the border areas between Russia and North Korea. It said the mountainous border region has abundant natural prey for the animals, such as deer and wild boars.

Director Igor Chestin of WWF Russia said the survey last winter showed that about 500 tigers inhabit the Maritime Province of Siberia.

He said the survey of the mountains near the border Russo-Korean border had determined that there were tigers in North Korea as well.

Tigers are known to be extinct in South Korea.

Meanwhile, the WWF is certain that quite a few Amur panthers or Korean panthers live in the northern half of the Korean peninsula.