The Xunyang County People's Court fined Zhou Zhenglong 2,000 yuan (about 292 U.S. dollars) while sentencing him to prison for 2 1/2 years.
OMG wrote, “Zhou Zhenglong, the farmer who shocked the country with his fake photo of the endangered South China tiger, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Saturday in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province.”
Also see: Man Jailed For Tiger Pics
 The last wild South China tiger sighting was recorded in 1964 |
 Fauxtographer will spend 2 1/2 years in prison |
 The culprit is caught lying on video footage that was shown during his trial. |
