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| Hanfee, F. | |
| Wildlife Trade - A Handbook for Enforcement Staff | |
| 1998 Full Book | |
Trade in wildlife and its derivatives, worth more than US$ 20 billion annually, is a global phenomenon with serious ramifications for the conservation of biodiversity in all its beauty and variety. India, being a source country and an entrepot for transiting goods, has always been an important centre on the trade map. In order to deal with this challenge, the Government of India has, over the past two decades, taken several initiatives aimed at conserving the biodiversity of the country. The NGOs in the country banned hunting of wild animals and trade in their parts. Despite this, commercial activity continues in a covert and illegal manner. Tigers are poached for skins and bones, rhinos for their horn and elephants for their ivory. Wild orchids and medicinal plants, butterflies and corals, all form part of the trade, making India a focal point in more ways than one. |
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