A zoo in China is making headlines on social media for selling tiger urine, claiming it can treat rheumatoid arthritis and ...

According to the guidelines, tiger urine should be mixed with white wine and pieces of ginger before applying it to the ...

A Chinese zoo’s sale of tiger urine has raised concerns over health claims, ethics, and its impact on tiger conservation ...

A zoo in China has sparked safety concerns after selling tiger urine, claiming it could treat rheumatism. A visitor recently shared on social media that the Yaan Bifengxia Wildlife Zoo in Sichuan ...

Three of the world’s nine tiger subspecies became extinct last century, and many scientists believe a fourth, the South China tiger, is already functionally extinct. The National Zoo ...

Dr Michael Lau, a director at the WWF's Wetlands Conservation department, told the BBC it was "highly unlikely" that the animal they saw was a wild tiger. "The South China tiger is probably ...

South China tiger, brown-eared pheasant, red-crowned crane, red ibis, white-flag dolphin and Chinese alligator. The black-and-white giant panda weighs on average 135 kg and lives on tender bamboo ...

Caspian, Javan and Bali tigers are already thought to have gone extinct, and it is highly likely that the South China tiger also no longer exists. It is estimated there are only about 600 Amur ...

Their biggest threat: humans. No trace of the wild South China tiger, Panthera tigris amoyensis (critically endangered, possibly extinct in the wild), has been seen for more than a decade.

The zoo suggests mixing the tiger urine with white wine and applying it with ginger slices or consuming it orally, but advises stopping if allergies occur.

World class’ animal park which promotes ‘civilised’ tourism recommends mixing urine, which it collects in basins, with white ...