Madonna Gives Birth

Ms Li Quan, founder of Save China’s Tigers announced on April 15th that the South China Tiger Madonna gave birth for the first time to two cubs at 15.35 and 16.26 respectively on April 12 2008 at Laohu Valley reserve, South Africa.

The birth took place in natural outdoor environment. Only one South China Tiger cub survived after the difficult birth. He is very healthy and lively. The body length was 54 cm and the body weight was 1.36 kilogram.

The cub’s father is “TigerWoods”, who, along with Madonna, has been under rewilding training at Laohu Valley reserve, South Africa.

“Four South China Tiger cubs have been added to our Rewilding project since November 2007. The birth of these South China tiger cubs means that the rewilding project in South Africa has been a great success. It has strongly refuted those critics who declared the project impossible.” Quan said excitedly. “Facts speak louder than words.” Quan hopes that the birth of these new cubs will promote and hasten the steps needed to establish the Chinese Tiger Pilot Reserve in Jiangxi and Hunan Province of China so that these cubs could return.

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