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Nature 449, 2 (6 September 2007) | doi:10.1038/449002a; Published online 5 September 2007

A question of breeding

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China needs to rethink its approach to conservation if it wants to protect its endangered tigers.

Hengdaohezi in China's Heilongjiang province is home to the largest tiger-breeding facility in the world. Portraying itself as a centre for conservation research, it says its primary goal is to breed and save the endangered Siberian tiger.