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The population of wild tigers and leopards in the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park has seen a marked increase in recent years.
According to Duan Zhaogang, head of the park administration, there are currently around 70 wild Siberian tigers and 80 wild Amur leopards living within the park. In 2023, 20 tiger cubs and 15 leopard cubs were born there.
The distribution range of these big cats has continued to expand, reaching the westernmost edge of the park, with their habitat now covering over 11,000 square kilometers, about 80 percent of the total area of the park.
Photo captured by an infrared camera in December 2021 in the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park. /CGTN
The park, formed on the land of 19 former nature reserves, began its pilot phase in August 2017 as one of China's first five national parks and was officially established in 2021.
In recent years, habitat restoration projects have been initiated in the park to reclaim and restore 2,200 hectares (22 square kilometers) of forestland, alongside ongoing anti-poaching patrols to ensure a high-quality ecological environment, Duan said.
The tiger and leopard population is experiencing an accelerated pace of recovery, Duan said.
In 2015, the number of wild Siberian tigers and Amur leopards in China was 27 and 42, respectively. The survival rate of wild Siberian tigers and Amur leopard cubs in the park has increased from 33 percent in 2015 to nearly 50 percent now.