A Siberian tiger attacked a wild boar in Heilongjiang province, local media reported.

The report said that on Oct 6 rangers in a forest farm in Raohe county found a wild boar's head which experts later confirmed had been attacked by a Siberian tiger.

The report quoted Jiang Guangshun, a big cat expert with State Forest Administration that tiger numbers were increasing in the area.

The expert was quoted as saying that the wildlife watchdog had set up infrared cameras to monitor the tigers.