Greater China second to India in seizure of tiger parts
The region is second to India in the volume of seizures, says a report on illegal wildlife trade
A report on the illegal wildlife trade of tigers across Asia shows that between 2000 and 2012, greater China had the most seizures of tiger parts after India.
There were a total of 654 seizures across the region with parts from an estimated 1,425 tigers.
This equated to an average of 110 tigers killed every year.
The calculation, which takes into account seizures in Hong Kong, is based on conservative estimates as it is difficult to count the exact number of tigers killed.
India, which has the largest national wild tiger population, had 336 seizures followed by China (58) and Vietnam (50).
An interesting finding was that between 2000 and 2009, India accounted for 58 per cent of all seizures, but dropped to 29 per cent between 2010 and 2012.
