North Korean and Russian scientists have found signs that endangered leopards and tigers are living in the DPRK and will join hands to search for the animals, a Russian nature reserve has announced.

The revelation came during a three-day visit by a delegation from the DPRK Ministry of Land and Environment Protection to Russia’s Land of the Leopard National Park in Primorsky Krai, the reserve said in a statement on Monday.

“Russian scientists have grounds to believe that Amur leopards and Amur tigers may also be recorded on DPRK territory,” the readout said, citing North Korea’s proximity to the Russian