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First Piece of Evidence
South china tigers were found in Funjian -
Last verified record
In the early 1970's, the South China tiger was known to have its last verified record -
Beginning of Salvation of the South China Tiger
In 1977, the south Chinese Tiger was classified as protected, as hunted was prohibited. -
Relict Population
Since the 1980's, the South China reaches a relict population on its kind. -
Estimation of the south china tiger population
By 1982, only an estimated 150–200 South China tigers remained in the wild -
Chinese zoos keeping south china tigers
As of March 1986, 17 Chinese zoos kept 40 purebred South China tigers. -
Continued Survival
In the late monts of the 1990's Chinese tigeres were unlikly due to low prey density -
Chinese Tigers Went Instinct
In early 1996 the south Chinese tiger is known by scientists to be "functionally instinct" -
Inbreeding of the south china tiger
In 2005, the captive population of South China tigers consisted of 57 tigers left, problem was that breeding was not working as it should have -
Declaration of extinction of South China Tiger
In May 2007, the Government of China reported to the cites Secretariat that there is no confirmed presence, as south Chinese tigers were not seen or heard of, and declared the goal to reintroduce South China tigers to the wild.
