Rampant and evolving: Global surge seen in illegal tiger trade


KUALA LUMPUR: Illegal trade involving tigers is rampant, with an uptick in seizures and higher trade activity in whole tigers, either dead or alive.

A new analysis by TRAFFIC, the global advisor on the trade in wild species, warns that illegal trade is both rampant and evolving 50 years after tigers gained the world’s highest level of international protection.

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