Survey on South China Tigers Living In the WildChina will carry out surveys on species of South China Tigers living in the wild in southern Chinese provinces Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Guangdong and Zhejiang from late autumn to early winter.Sources at a recent symposium on the surveys held in Nanchang, the provincial capital of Jiangxi, said the State Forestry Administration of China would cooperate with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) which will focus on general features regarding the tiger living in the wild, including its number, distribution, as well as counter measures to protect this endangered species. The South China Tiger is listed as one of the 10 most endangered species in the world and is under State protection in China. It is estimated that there are some 20 to 30 South China Tigers living in the wild. Another 59 are in captivity around the country. Although there have been traces of South China Tigers in many places in east China's Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces, no hard evidence has been found to confirm this. According to the symposium, infra-red positioning photographic equipment will be used in the survey. |
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