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Chalifour, N.
Canada's role in the tiger trade - recommendations for a tiger safe nation
1996 Full Book
International trade in wildlife has become one of the greatest threats to many endangered species, including tigers. Along with loss of habitat, trade in tiger parts is pushing tigers to the brink of extinction. Tigers are endangered as a result of the ongoing depletion of their forest habitat and years of hunting and poaching. They were once hunted mercilessly for sport and were also killed for their skins, used to make coats, rugs and other luxury items. As numbers have declined, hunting has become illegal but poaching continues. Trade in distinctive tiger items such as trophies and skins has slowed down somewhat, partly due to the fact that authorities can easily identify these items as coming from endangered tigers. Tiger trade today is largely focussed on tiger bone and other tiger parts that are used in some East Asian medical science practices.
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