(IN) Chinese year of the Tiger-threat to tiger conservation

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'Chinese superstition the biggest threat to tiger conservation'

ANI 11 November 2009, 08:33pm IST

 

KOLKATA: With China observing the year of the Tiger in 2010, conservationists

across the globe fear the endangered mammal would be threatened more, as trade

in tiger goods is likely to rise considerably.

 

Chinese superstition is one of the primary reasons behind poaching of tigers.

There is huge demand for tiger skins, tiger bones, tiger tooth and tiger nails

amongst superstitious Chinese.

 

In the Year of the Tiger, the demand for tiger products would be obvious for its

auspicious value.

 

Conservationists want the trade in tiger goods to be stopped completely by the

Chinese government. " Merely making tiger the theme for the year is dangerous.

The government should initiate awareness programmes for the protection and

conservation of tigers. Killing of tigers for tiger products should be stopped

completely. As long as there is poaching, tigers would continue to remain on the

endangered list " , claimed Suchanda Kundu, Member, Sanctuary Asia.

 

" Creating awareness amongst the local population about the need to protect the

tiger and conserve its habitat is also essential " , added Atanu Kumar Raha,

Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, West Bengal.

 

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