It is rare indeed to to find anything good to say about China’s environmental policies, despite promises to improve. However, there’s evidence of genuine transformation in the area of endangered species. Twenty years ago, the population of Amur tigers, native to China’s North, was seven; today it is fifty five, thanks to protection of habitat and tiger. Experts say when the population reaches three hundred, it will be stable and continue to grow.
Now that’s good news!
Here’s a photo taken by China’s wildlife services, showing a mother and two cubs happily strolling about the forest. (At least I think they’re happy.)
CREDIT: Feline Research Center of National Forestry and Grassland
