The photograph, purporting to be the first sighting of a South China tiger for more than 30 years, aroused intense interest among scientists and scholars, after it was released on Oct. 12.

• 该虎照声称是30多年来对华南虎的第一次直击，在其10月12日被登载后，在科学家和学者中引起了强烈的兴趣。