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The South China tiger is listed as critically endangered on China's Red List of Vertebrates (as Panthera tigris amoyensis). [ 3 ] The non-governmental organisation Save China's Tigers , with support of China's State Forestry Administration , has developed a plan to reintroduce captive-born South China tigers into large enclosures in southern China.
A difficulty faced by the project is the limited gene pool for South China tigers – all the South China tigers in Chinese zoos are descended from only six individuals caught in the 1950s. [16] The WWF says that the money is being spent in the wrong place and that the Amur tiger has a stronger chance of survival over these tigers. [17] [18]
The Chinese endangered species classifications are updated relatively infrequently, and a number of species deemed to be endangered by international bodies have not yet been so recognized in China. Many of the listed species are endemic to the country, such as the groove-toothed flying squirrel and the Ili pika.
A South China tiger at the Shanghai Zoo. China's big cat species include the tiger, leopard, snow leopard and clouded leopard. The tiger is one of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac, and figures prominently in Chinese culture and history. Tiger bones are used in traditional Chinese medicine and tiger fur is used for decoration.
Images captured on camera in Thailand have confirmed the existence of the world's second breeding population of the critically endangered animals.
tiger.jpg A grainy mobile phone photo of one of the world’s most iconic cats prowling in the snow is offering conservationists hope that an endangered species may be making a comeback.
The Laohu Valley Reserve was created in 2002 out of 17 defunct sheep farms, [3] [4] [5] and efforts to return the overgrazed land to natural status are ongoing. The South China tigers at LVR for rewinding are kept confined to a tiger-proof camp complex of roughly 1.8 square kilometers, with other areas of the reserve being used to protect native South African species.
The endangered big cats are native to northeast China and Russia, living in mountains, forests and river valleys. ... Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park said in a statement. The park ...