Why can't Amur tigers be relocated?

You can't keep me away: rare big cat flees exile and returns 700 km to Vladivostok. Wild Amur tiger gets back to city one year to the day after he caused panic stalking residents - despite being banished to faraway wildlife park http://siberiantimes.com/…/you-cant-keep-me-away-rare-big-…/. read more

You are mistaking reintroduction with relocation. There were no wolves left in Yellowstone National Park until some Canadian wolves were trapped and introduced into the park to re-establish a balanced predator / prey ecosystem. read more

Amur tigers have long legs and are able to run up to 80 kilometres per hour. The Amur tiger is exclusively carnivorous and feeds primarily on wild boar, elk, and deer. However, it is not unknown for these tigers to attack, kill and eat both Asian black bears and Russian brown bears. Some Amur tigers mimic black bear calls to lure the bears to them. read more