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Song, S.G.
State of Korean tiger and its specific feature
1966 Full Book
Korean tiger is an endemic subspecies inhabiting our country. Before 1900 it often occurred in the mountainous regions covered with primaeval forests. Even now our country has many places named after tiger. According to the records of 1908, every year our country exported 30 to 40 tiger skins. But as a result of random hunting during Japanese colonialist rule (1910-1945), its number rapidly decreased. Koran tiger disappeared from South Korea, and now a few are found only in the forests of Mt. Baekdu and the neighbouring mountain regions. Today the range of Korean tiger covers the forest regions north of the line similar to parabola passing through Chongju, Kusong, Taechon, Dokchon and Nyungwon along the Rangrim mountains on the north-west, and Sinhung, Duksong and Kimchaek on the southern edge of the Bujonryung and the Machoryung mountains.
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