Tigers in the veld

Image courtesy of Save China's Tigers

A former fashion executive with no formal conservation experience has begun a captive breeding program for the critically endangered South China Tiger...in South Africa...with the notion of eventually re-releasing them to their endemic range in China. The BBC has an interesting audio slideshow about the program. There are a number of components to this article that intrigue me, not the least of which is a rather sexy image of a tiger hunting hartebeest in the South African veld. I'm not saying that there aren't some serious potential critiques for the program, but these images certainly got my attention!

Image courtesy of Save China's Tigers