Trade of tiger skin and other parts of the tiger’s body is a booming business in India and China. There is a healthy demand for tiger related products in China and other parts of the world. Many people are ready to pay a handsome amount of money for tiger skin or medicines made from tiger’s body parts. Guardian Unlimited wrote:
“In a report the Environmental Investigation Agency and the Wildlife Protection Society of India said the Himalayan plateau had become a massive bazaar for Indian tiger skins. Pelts are sold for £10,000 each and it has become fashionable for them to be used in luxury clothes and accessories.”
I live in South Asia and I can assure you that £10,000 is a fortune here.
The governments of India and China are hardly doing anything for saving the tigers except giving some lip service. Well, I guess government officials in these two courtiers are so busy with the idea of GDP growth that they have no time to think about tiger trade. So, you should be grateful to them that they are giving some lip service, at least.
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