How many South China tigers are left in China?
As of October 218, there are about 11 South China tigers in the world.
The possibility of the existence of wild South China tigers is slim. Because the reproduction of species needs the existence of natural population, the natural population must also maintain a certain number of individuals and maintain a sufficient level of heterozygosity, so that the population will not be inbreeding and decline.
Since there has been no trace of the South China tiger in the area where it was originally distributed for many years, it is even more unlikely to find the population of the South China tiger. Therefore, many experts believe that the natural population of the South China tiger has become extinct.
Extended information:
Population status
Endangered history
During the 195s and 196s
According to the incomplete statistics of the annual purchase of tiger skins in China fur market, 1,75 tiger skins were purchased nationwide in 1956.
tigers were found in more than p>2 counties in Jiangxi province in 195s, and 171 tigers were caught in this province from 1955 to 1956.
in 195s and 196s, tigers were not found in Wanxian county in eastern Sichuan and Daba mountain area at the junction of Shaanxi, Sichuan and Hubei.
in 1952-1953, 17 tigers were caught in Hunan province.
In p>1964, Mr. Shou Zhenhuang estimated that about 8 South China tigers were hunted every year according to the number of tiger bones and skins purchased from various places, which was obviously suspected of "satellite release".
Tigers were also caught in Anhui in p>1966. In the early 195s, there were more than 5 tigers hunting in Guangdong Province, compared with about 2 in the 196s.
In p>1958, tigers were caught in Qingzhen, central Guizhou, and in 1959, in Weijing, western Guizhou. Tigers in the Qinling Mountains died out in the 196s.
During p>196-1963, more than 6 tigers were killed in Henan Province.
In p>1964, a mountain people in Foping Mountain, Shaanxi Province hunted and killed a wild South China tiger. So far, no one has ever seen an adult South China tiger.
From 197s to 199s
After 197, the annual catch of South China tigers in Jiangxi was less than 1, and no tigers were caught after 1975.
in the early 197s, Henan province caught 7 tigers a year, and in the early 197s, Zhejiang province caught 3 tigers a year. In the 197s, less than 1 tigers were hunted in Guangdong Province. The last wild tiger was caught in Hunan in 1976.
At the end of 197s, it was estimated that the number of wild South China tigers in China was 4-8. The last tiger captured in Shanxi Province was found in January, 1974 after receiving a pair of tiger bones in Yuanping County. In 1979, the whole country received only one tiger skin.
After 198s, the number of wild South China tigers has been very small. It is estimated that the total number of wild South China tigers in China is 3-8. The last wild tiger caught in Hubei Province was in 1983. A young tiger was found in Baihuwan Forest Farm of Lichuan City and then sent to Chongqing Zoo. After the investigation by Hubei reporters, it was confirmed that this was a false report. The cub found in Baihuwan Forest Farm was actually a clouded leopard larva.
According to the statistics in May p>1987, there are 4 adult tigers and 12 young tigers living in South China in Guangdong Province.
In p>199-1992, the national survey of wild South China tigers and their habitats carried out by the former Ministry of Forestry and the World Wildlife Fund did not find any living wild South China tigers. However, according to the traces and feces found, it was estimated that there were 2-3 South China tigers at the junction of Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian. The actual number may be less.
At the beginning of the 21st century
In p>2-21, the State Forestry Administration and WWF conducted a large-scale survey of wild South China tigers and their habitats in China, but no wild tigers were found during the search. After this investigation, some foreign scholars believe that the wild South China tiger has become extinct. However, domestic scholars have not given up the hope of finding wild South China tigers.
In the winter of p>27, South China Institute of Endangered Animals carried out the project of "Field Investigation of Wild South China Tigers in Northern Guangdong", but no trace of wild South China tigers was found in the end.
In p>28, at the time of the "Zhou Tiger" incident, the expert investigation team sent by the State Forestry Administration also indicated that there was no wild South China tiger in Zhenping County.
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