산시성 임업청도 "사진 감정 결과 진짜인 것으로 밝혀졌다"며 "화남 호랑이가 발견된 것은 1983년 후베이성에서 목격된 뒤 24년 만의 일"이라고 발표, 비상한 관심을 끌었다.
The Forestry Authority of Shaanxi Province additionally drew extraordinary attention when announcing that "the photo had been found to be genuine" and that "It was the first time in 24 years that the South Korean tiger was spotted in Hubei Province in 1983."