The South China tiger is a subspecies of tiger native to the forests of Southern China, attracting most attention among other tigers in China. The South China tiger is one of the smaller and the most critically endangered of the living tiger subspecies. Experts maintain that there are fewer than 20 of these tigers left in the world, and warn that it might become extinct within the next decade. The South China tiger is considered to be the "stem" tiger, the subspecies from which all other tigers descended. The South China tiger has been recently listed as one of the world's 10 most endangered animals.

Save China's Tigers (SCT) is an international charitable foundation based in Hong Kong, the United States, and the United Kingdom (Office in London) which aims to save the big cats of China from extinction. It especially focuses on the Chinese tigers (South China Tigers). It also has branches in Mainland China and South Africa. The organisation aims to raise awareness of the Chinese tiger and to strive for its protection and preservation through public education, introduction and experimentation of advanced conservation models in China, and raising funds to support these initiatives.