To remember what has been a highly eventful decade, to mark this Chinese Year of the Tiger, and to celebrate SCT’s achievements, we have published our photo documentary book Rewilded by Save China’s Tigers founder Li Quan and published by natural history publisher Evans Mitchell.
The book was launched on Oct. 13 at SCT sponsor Shanghai Tang’s flagship London store and co-hosted by Shanghai Tang. Many supporters attended this wonderful event including long-term patrons such as Sir David Tang, Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran and Robert Hanson. Li Quan said, "warm hearted thank-you goes to all of you who helped make it happen and we will count on your continued support.”  

Rewilded is the amazing story of Li Quan’s unfaltering efforts to save the most ancient, yet most endangered, South China tiger and the innovative rewilding project she developed. Her moving and engaging diary-style entries are beautifully brought to life with some 400 stunning images. Profits will support rewilding, breeding and reintroduction of the tigers to China. Rewilded will be available from October at all good book stores priced at £39.95, from the publisher’s website www.embooks.co.uk, Save China’s Tigers online store and from selected Shanghai Tang’s stores. The book follows recent publication of a Chinese Diary published by People's Literature Press in China in February.

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Renowned wildcat scientists meet at Laohu
Scientists confirm role of Rewilding to save the South China tiger
International wild cat scientists gathered at Laohu Valley Reserve in the Free State of South Africa mid September to evaluate the progress of SCT’s South China Tiger Rewilding and Reintroduction Project  and assess its role in conserving the South China tiger in the wild.
The Rewilding workshop included Dr. Peter Crawshaw of Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservacão de Mamiferos Carnivoros, Cenap/ICMBIO, Dr. Gary Koehler, Dr. Laurie Marker of Cheetah Conservation Fund,  Dr. Jim Sanderson of Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation,  Dr. Nobuyuki Yamaguchi of Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences of Qatar University,  and Dr. David Smith of Minnesota University, Chinese government scientists as well as representatives of SCT.
Results of the workshop confirmed the important role of the South China Tiger Rewilding Project in tiger conservation. “Having seen the tigers hunting in an open environment at Laohu Valley Reserve, I believe that these rewilded tigers have the skill to hunt in any environment. We need to use an adaptive learning process when tigers are introduced in China so one strategy might be to release two at a time. Often when you do a reintroduction you may have to repeat the action in order to be successful. SCT should not give up even if the first reintroduction is not successful,” Dr. David Smith remarked.  “In addition, SCT has also done a remarkable job in recovering habitat for South African wildlife. The workshop’s conclusion is timely given the continuing decline of wild tiger populations and their habitat.  The initiatives undertaken at Laohu Valley Reserve may represent a model for the conservation of other carnivores and their habitats”,  Dr. Peter Crawshaw  added. READ MORE...

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SCT Australia Launched
Wests Tigers Rugby Team Big Supporters
Thanx to the dedicated efforts of a passionate supporter, lawyer Steven Prassas, SCT has launched SCT Australia with gusto. Wests Tigers Rugby Club in Sydney showed their support for the program with Wests Tigers players and coaching staff wearing SCT t-shirts during a training session. Steven has organized much media interest, television news, raffles and even an address to NSW Legislative Council by the Hon. John Ajaka MLC speaking on our efforts to save China's tigers. Recently, Steven Prassas was invited to speak at the 4^th Annual Animal Action Day on Queensland’s Gold Coast. The aim of Animal Action Day is to raise awareness, appreciation and respect for all animals and the environment; to encourage people to take action for animals by reporting cases of animal cruelty or sign petitions against inhumane practices.
Claudine Kolle, author of "Tang the Tiger Cub” and Andy McDermott author of “The Tiger Chase” also attended. SCT would like to thank Aldwyn Altuney (L)and Lynn Santer (R) for choosing Save China’s Tigers as this year’s beneficiary charity and to those animal lovers that braved the wet weather. It is events like this, and volunteers like little Katie Jackson, whose has so diligently sold SCT raffle tickets, that make SCT’s work so gratifying. More.