{"slug":"","question":"The last confirmed sighting of a wild Caspian tiger occurred approximately when and where?","topic":"EXTINCT POPULATIONS","answer_a":"Around 1940, in Iran","answer_b":"Around 1970, in Turkey","answer_c":"Around 1990, in Turkmenistan","answer_d":"Around 1958, in northeast Iran","correct_index":1,"fact":"The Caspian tiger (Panthera tigris virgata) — though genetic work has since shown it was essentially identical to the Amur tiger, opening the door to reintroduction proposals in Central Asia using Siberian founders."}