Here's the story extracted from the English news of the Chosun Ilbo:
While visiting Korea in June, a Russian delegation .... went to the National Institute of Biological Resources... to see a display of mounted animals, including a Siberian tiger. During the tour, a Korean official said, "Korea is very interested in Siberian tigers." But the interpreter mistranslated the comment, and asked about Russia's willingness to donate the animals.
In response, Kirillov asked if Korea could raise donated tigers in the wild.The government didn't give much thought to the remarks at the time, but it seems Kirillov proposed the donation while briefing Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on his visit to Korea....A ministry official said Russia agreed to donate the tigers to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
So Koreans can look forward to seeing more creatures like this:
source:
englishnews@chosun.com / Nov. 10, 2009 08:52 KST
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Siberian_Tiger.jpg
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