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Jackson, P.
The critical status of the South China Tiger - The Case for Urgent Conservation Action
1988 Full Book
The South China tiger Panthera tigris amoyensis is on the very brink of extinction, with fewer than 50 believed to survive. Tigers are reported to survive in some 2,000 km2 in the mountains along the borders of Hunan, Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces, where habitat is little disturbed and prey populations are said to be plentiful. This area should be the center for conservation efforts in the wild. A specialist should undertake an intensive survey to confirm the existence of tigers and to recommend conservation action. Support should be given for a proposed captive breeding project based at Chongqing, where South China tigers have already bred successfully
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