Scientists in Russia’s Far East have spotted an Amur leopard and Siberian tiger within Vladivostok city limits for the first time, the Leopard Land conservation trust announced Tuesday. The wild cats were papped by a secret camera trap at a national park in Primorye region which lies within the borders of Vladivostok’s urban district.

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The photos show the tiger and leopard on the prowl with Vladivostok’s city lights gleaming in the distance. The beasts’ proximity to civilization and the urban jungle demonstrates how “we have an inextricable link with them,” Leopard Land employee Viktor Storozhuk said. “For many, leopards and tigers are simply animals living far away in the taiga,” Storozhuk continued. “However, these unique creations are very real and very close to us.”