Cross Breeds

In 1977 the Chinese government passed a law banning the killing

Summary: In 1977 the Chinese government passed a law banning the killing of wild tigers but this may have been too late to save the subspecies since it is possibly already extinct in the wild There are currently 59 known captive South China tigers all within China but these are known to be descended from only six animals Thus the required to maintain the subspecies may no longer exist Currently there are breeding efforts to reintroduce these tigers to the wild In 1977 the Chinese government passed a law banning the killing of wild tigers but this may have been too late to save the subspecies since it is possibly already extinct in the wild There are currently 59 known captive South China tigers all within China but these are known to be descended from only six animals Thus the required to maintain the subspecies may no longer exist Currently there are breeding efforts to reintroduce these tigers to the wild

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