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*The note below is posted with the permission of Ms. Belinda Wright:*

 

 

In the last few days there has been lot of talk about wildlife crime on the

Internet. Although this is a growing problem internationally, fortunately in

India the problem is minimal. A highlighted website was buytigers.com. The

domain of this website is registered by a young fellow in Italy and it is

definitely a spoof. As strange as it seems, people create such websites to

stir up outraged responses and drum up business for entirely different

issues.

 

It is true that tigers are bred in captivity outside India for the pet trade

- particularly in the United States, where the practise is still legal.

Practically all of these tigers have been bred for generations in zoo

conditions; they are unfortunate " cocktail " tigers that have nothing to do

with the conservation of wild tigers in India. This may well be an animal

rights issue which can be taken up with the American authorities, but here

in India I think it is important that we focus our attention on the pressing

problems that are jeopardising the future of wild tigers in India.

 

Belinda Wright

Executive Director

Wildlife Protection Society of India

 

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United against elephant polo

http://www.stopelephantpolo.com

http://www.freewebs.com/azamsiddiqui

 

 

 

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