These days, a wild Siberian tiger that accidentally broke into the village and ran amok attracted our attention!
There must be many netizens who have the same question as Xiaobian: "How many wild tigers are there in China now?" Where are they distributed? Will a tiger suddenly jump out of my neighborhood? ”
Xiaobian consulted a lot of information, and the results obtained made Xiaobian very sad! Let's share it with you!
First of all, let's talk about the Internet celebrities in the past few days, the Siberian tigers that everyone is familiar with!
Siberian tiger, also known as Siberian tiger, Amur tiger, Korean tiger! It is the largest surviving cat in the world; the adult Siberian tiger is about 2 meters long and weighs more than 500 pounds! At present, there are only about 500 wild Siberian tigers in the world, distributed in northeast Asia; there are only about 20 wild Siberian tigers in China, mainly distributed in the Xiaoxing'anling and Changbai Mountains in the northeast!
There are Siberian tigers in the northeast, so are there tigers in the south?
some!
South China tiger, also known as South China tiger, Xiamen tiger; South China tiger is only distributed in China, is a unique subspecies of tiger in China, South China tiger is not only living in South China, they have been widely distributed in Hunan, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Zhejiang, Hubei, Sichuan, Chongqing, Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Gansu, Anhui and other places!
There were still thousands of South China tigers in the early twentieth century, and due to the large-scale hunting in the middle and late twentieth century, there has been no trace of South China tigers in the wild for many years, and the possibility of finding the South China tiger population is even more unlikely. Therefore, many experts believe that the natural population of the South China tiger has become extinct. At present, the number of South China tigers raised in China is only more than one hundred! It's really rarer than a giant panda!
In 2019, For the first time, Chinese researchers captured wild Bengal tigers in Metuo County, Tibet Autonomous Region, using infrared cameras!
Bengal tiger, also known as Indian tiger, is currently the world's largest number of tiger subspecies; the number of wild Bengal tigers is about 3,000, most of which live in India, some are distributed in Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, and Bhutan, and only a very small number live in southern Tibet in China!
In February 2009, a "man eating tiger incident" occurred in Mengla County, Yunnan Province, which shocked the whole country! The party Kang and his companions happened to encounter a tiger in the nature reserve, Kang moumou killed the tiger with a shotgun, and the next day called a number of villagers to divide it on the spot and take it home to cook! Kang was also sentenced to 12 years in prison for this!
This tiger that was eaten is the Indochinese tiger that has disappeared in our country! Abbreviated as the Indochinese tiger, also known as the Corbett tiger! Mainly distributed in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and the southwest of China, it is estimated that the number of wild Indochinese tigers is around 1200-1800!
In the 1950s, there were nearly 100 wild Indochinese tigers in the Xishuangbanna area of Yunnan Province, and due to continuous hunting, only about 20 were left in the 1980s; in August 2009, after villagers lost cattle in Mengla County, Yunnan Province, they traced the footprints of indochinese tigers, and there was no record of wild Indochinese tigers found in China!
There are a total of 9 species of tigers in the world, in addition to the above 4 species, there are also Malayan tigers), Sumatran tigers, Caspian tigers, Javanese tigers, Balinese tigers, unfortunately the last three species have become extinct! Among them, the Caspian sea tiger also lived in the Xinjiang region of China! Therefore, the Caspian sea tiger is also known as the Xinjiang tiger!
Known as the "hometown of tigers", the land of China was once described as "tigers everywhere"!
Tiger culture also permeates all aspects of the Chinese nation, not only the shining point of national culture, but also an inseparable part of the blood of Chinese culture! Unfortunately, these species with a long history are difficult to find due to the development of human society! There are even many species that have disappeared from this world forever!
Finally, I hope that everyone will take care of the environment and do their best to give back some breathing space for endangered animals!