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March 13, 2007

Lifting Chinese Tiger Trade Ban a Death Sentence for Wild Tigers Says WWF : GlobalGiants.com

Photo: Any easing of the current Chinese ban on trading products made from tigers is likely a death sentence for the endangered cats, according to a new report released today by World Wildlife Fund and TRAFFIC -- the wildlife trade monitoring program of WWF and IUCN. (WWF-Canon/Martin Harvey)

The report warns that Chinese business owners who would profit from the tiger trade are putting increasing pressure on the Chinese government to overturn its successful 1993 ban and allow domestic trade in captive-bred tiger parts for use in traditional medicine and clothing to resume.

The largest multinational conservation organization in the world, WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally. |GlobalGiants.com|

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