‘2 tigers killed per week on an average’
30 July 2014 5:34 AM IST
Global conservation organisation WWF on Tuesday sounded an alarm over poaching of tigers and said that at an average, two wild cats are killed per week due to high demand of their body parts in Asian countries. It also said wild tigers were facing the risk of extinction in some countries due to a lack of accurate information on their population. ‘Poaching is the greatest threat to wild tigers today.
Along with ivory and rhino horn, tiger parts are in high demand throughout Asia,’ WWF said in a release coinciding with Global Tiger Day. It said that statistics from TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, show that a minimum of 1590 tigers were ‘seized’ between January 2000 and April 2014. ‘That represents an average of two per week. However, actual poaching levels are likely to be substantially higher,’ WWF said.
Along with ivory and rhino horn, tiger parts are in high demand throughout Asia,’ WWF said in a release coinciding with Global Tiger Day. It said that statistics from TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, show that a minimum of 1590 tigers were ‘seized’ between January 2000 and April 2014. ‘That represents an average of two per week. However, actual poaching levels are likely to be substantially higher,’ WWF said.
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