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South china tigers were found in Funjian
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In the early 1970's, the South China tiger was known to have its last verified record
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In 1977, the south Chinese Tiger was classified as protected, as hunted was prohibited.
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Since the 1980's, the South China reaches a relict population on its kind.
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By 1982, only an estimated 150–200 South China tigers remained in the wild
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As of March 1986, 17 Chinese zoos kept 40 purebred South China tigers.
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In the late monts of the 1990's Chinese tigeres were unlikly due to low prey density
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In early 1996 the south Chinese tiger is known by scientists to be "functionally instinct"
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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
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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.
