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The South China tiger population is functionally extinct, meaning these wildcats are only found in captivity.
Back in the 1950s, there were an estimated 4,000 South China tigers. Although China banned poachers from hunting these wildcats in 1979, the population dipped to between 30 and 80 by the end of the 20th century.
About 100 tigers remain in captivity, Bloomberg reported in 2016.