ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - A - THE TIGER (Panthera tigris)

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PANTHERA TIGRIS AMOYENSIS - E

e1 - The last tiger of the Yuelu Mountains

If you go to the last map in the previous post on Panthera tigris amoyensis (D), you'll find the Yuelu Mountains just west of the capital Changsha. In 1955, two tigers created panic when they crossed the Xiangjiang (a river just west of Shangsha, I think) and were seen near the busy West Lake Bridge. 

One of the two was shot by soldiers. This was the last tiger from the Yuelu Mountains. Its remains are preserved in the Hunan Normal University.

More information about the hunt, the soldiers and the two tigers can be found in one of the links provided by poster 'Betty' in a long post about the South China tiger on the previous page (post 1,140):

http://www.changsha.cn/picnews/200711/t20071123_767894.htm

Most of my posts are based on (the links in) post 1,140. Thanks again, Betty! 

Here's the last tiger from the Yuelu Mountains:

*This image is copyright of its original author

If you want to know more, visit the link in post 1,140. The story in 'The Star Online' (from 23-11-2007) also has a photograph of the soldiers who shot the tiger. Reply