Since South China tiger has not been sighted in the wild for more than 25 years, it is believed by many
scientists to be “functionally extinct”[9]. A few individuals may remain in the moist forests of southeast
China, but the wild population is not thought to be viable. If there are any tigers in the wild, these few
individuals would be found in montane sub-tropical evergreen forest of southeast China, close to
provincial borders, especially in Wuyi Mountains.