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Roars from the past: When wild tigers roamed Hong Kong

Roars from the past: When wild tigers roamed Hong Kong

Update: 2024-04-07

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Hong Kong’s urban jungle was once regularly visited by wild tigers, with sightings of the big cats until the 1960s. While local history books only mention tiger killings in 1915 and 1942, the animals appear in oral accounts, newspapers and John Saeki's 2022 book The Last Tigers of Hong Kong – which tells tales of deadly attacks and terrified villagers hearing roars and frantic pig squealing. In this podcast, the Post tracks down Hong Kong’s links to the critically endangered South China tiger. 🐅

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Roars from the past: When wild tigers roamed Hong Kong

Roars from the past: When wild tigers roamed Hong Kong