Case file · Cryptid
The last tiger of Daedeoksan
A tiger shot at Daedeoksan, Gyeongju, in 1921 is usually named the last confirmed wild tiger in South Korea; reports of tigers in the hills have never stopped.
1921 CE · 35.68, 129.21 · status: disputed
The account
Colonial bounty hunts wiped out tigers and leopards. Sightings, tracks and claimed photos from the DMZ and Odaesan surface regularly, and some survive in North Korea's far north.
The sceptical view
No South Korean tiger report since has been confirmed by tracks, DNA or camera traps.