The Last Tigers of Hong Kong by John Saeki

Reviewed by Thomas Gomersall in the 2023 Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong

*****

As a lifelong wildlife enthusiast, and a more recent history enthusiast, I find it striking how rarely we seem to examine the two side-by-side, given our long association with animals through the ages. As an enthusiast for Hong Kong wildlife in particular, it is equally striking how little awareness exists here of our long-gone top predator: the South China tig...