{"slug":"","question":"Which tiger subspecies is considered 'functionally extinct in the wild' despite occasional unconfirmed sightings?","topic":"CONSERVATION","answer_a":"Indochinese tiger (P. t. corbetti)","answer_b":"Malayan tiger (P. t. jacksoni)","answer_c":"South China tiger (P. t. amoyensis)","answer_d":"Sumatran tiger (P. t. sumatrae)","correct_index":2,"fact":"The South China tiger has not been confirmed in the wild since the early 1970s and is functionally extinct outside captivity. Some taxonomists now lump all mainland tigers into P. t. tigris, which would make this subspecies a captive-only population."}