Editing Jiangxi (section)

==Flora and fauna==
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The mountainous terrain and large forest coverage of Jiangxi has made it historically one of the more wild places of central China. [[South China tiger]]s have been seen as recently as fifteen or twenty years ago and projects are underway to document evidence of existing tigers, if there are any. Several mountain areas along the northern border with Hunan and Hubei are potential sites for "wilderness" preserves specifically for protecting or even reintroducing tigers.

Other wildlife, though not plentiful, are more numerous in Jiangxi than in many other developed areas of China. Numerous species of birds are common, especially around the marshes of Lake Poyang in the north. Though protected, mammals such as [[muntjac]], wild boar, civet cats, and [[pangolin]]s, are still common enough that they'll even occasionally be seen in markets for sale as game meat, or possibly even in a forest.

The late [[Paleocene]] [[Mesonychidae|mesonychid]], ''[[Jiangxia chaotoensis]]'' was found in the province, and named after it.