Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
For the first time ever, a tigress and five cubs were filmed by camera traps in China. Wild tigers typically give birth to one to four cubs, so five cubs are an exceptionally rare occurrence even in regions with abundant prey. China's tiger population has increased from an all-time low of 20 in 2010 to around 70 in 2025. Because of this, many communities in Northeast China haven't lived near tigers before, creating a generation gap in past knowledge and experience in managing encounters with these big cats. In response to this, WWF-China has been supporting the government with human-tiger coexistence strategies in anticipation of an increase in the tiger population in the region.
Learn more: wwf.to/3L70Uvp
For the first time ever, a tigress and five cubs were filmed by camera traps in China. Wild tigers typically give birth to one to four cubs, so five cubs are an exceptionally rare occurrence even in regions with abundant prey. China's tiger population has increased from an all-time low of 20 in 2010 to around 70 in 2025. Because of this, many communities in Northeast China haven't lived near tigers before, creating a generation gap in past knowledge and experience in managing encounters with these big cats. In response to this, WWF-China has been supporting the government with human-tiger coexistence strategies in anticipation of an increase in the tiger population in the region.
Learn more: wwf.to/3L70Uvp
