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| Jackson, P. | |
| Tigers endangered by poachers in India | |
| 1995 Newspaper | |
The tiger will be virtually extinct in the wild by 1999 unless India and the other range states declare open war on poachers and illegal traders and throw all the resources required into the battle. Some scattered individuals will remain and produce some young for a decade or two in the 21st century, but, in fact, we shall have seen the end of the tiger. A review of the situation in India and south-east Asia shows that poaching is accelerating, with well-organized illegal trade networks operating, sometimes with the connivance of officials. Actual seizures indicate that hundreds of tigers are being poached every year in India alone, primarily for traditional Chinese medicine. |
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