Endemic to China, the South China Tiger is one of the animals under first-class state protection. It is considered to be one of the three national treasures along with the giant panda and red ibis.

Their biggest threat: humans. No trace of the wild South China tiger, Panthera tigris amoyensis (critically endangered, possibly extinct in the wild), has been seen for more than a decade.

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“When he fell down, I couldn’t [run] because I wanted to save Lilarag and the tiger wanted to bite his throat,” the 56-year-old says, nonchalantly recounting her remarkable response to the ...

South China tiger: The South China tiger, once widespread in southern China, is now functionally extinct in the wild.

Sixty years ago, in the remote Lop Nur desert in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, China successfully detonated its first atomic bomb, code-named “Miss Qiu”. The test, on October 16 ...

The annual hunting ritual in the Indian state of Orissa poses a serious threat to one of the country's healthiest tiger populations. Efforts are being made to crack down on the hunters, but the best ...

The US could ramp up efforts to counter China in the South China Sea but that comes with risks, security experts told BI.

Their birth was a guarded secret at first due to fears they may not survive. But now a Polish zoo is celebrating the arrival ...

Sixty years ago, in the remote Lop Nur desert in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, China successfully detonated its first ...

“The atomic bomb is a paper tiger used by the American reactionaries ... they dare not use nuclear weapons to save the day. Li said China’s “no first use” commitment is based on the ...