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2 results foundAuthor: Nowell, Kristin Title: Taming the Tiger Trade: China's Markets for Wild and Captive Tiger Products Since the 1993 Domestic Trade Ban Summary: Tigers are threatened with extinction, with a global effective population size of fewer than 2,500 adults in the wild. One of the primary threats to their survival is illegal trade in bone, used for traditional medicines or for health tonics. The illegal trade in skins for clothing is a growing threat, as well. With Tigers so rare, demand has widened to other Asian big cat species, including Leopard, Snow Leopard and Clouded Leopard. China’s consumers have held the largest market share of these global, illegal trades. China’s existing policy—a complete trade ban, implemented in 1993—has been vital to protecting Tigers in the wild. China’s government should be congratulated for the positive, long-standing impacts of its policy, its enforcement actions and awareness efforts in support of Tiger conservation. This is particularly the case with traditional medicines. The TRAFFIC surveys of the current report found little Tiger bone available in China, with less than 3% of 663 medicine shops and dealers in 26 Chinese cities claiming to stock it. There was high awareness that Tiger is protected and that trade is illegal (with 64% of retail pharmacies mentioning this to the TRAFFIC investigators). China’s medicinal industry now appears largely in compliance with the 1993 trade ban. The ban has greatly reduced the production, sale and use of Tiger and Leopard medicines. With regard to traditional medicine, China’s policy is achieving its goal. TRAFFIC’s findings provide strong evidence that China’s trade ban has been effective at reducing the market for Tiger products, particularly traditional medicines. Still, illegal trade remains a threat. China’s progress in Tiger conservation, especially Tiger trade, would almost certainly be undone if China’s markets for Tiger products were re-opened. Presently, business people in China who stand to profit from Tiger trade are encouraging demand for Tiger products. And the government of China has been petitioned to ease its trade ban by allowing domestic trade in medicines made from captive-bred Tigers. Details: Hong Kong, China: TRAFFIC East Asia, 2007. 75p. Source: A TRAFFIC East Asia Report: Internet Resource: Accessed August 8, 2012 at http://www.traffic.org/species-reports/traffic_species_mammals16.pdf Year: 2007 Country: China URL: http://www.traffic.org/species-reports/traffic_species_mammals16.pdf Shelf Number: 125942 Keywords: Illegal Wildlife Trade (China)Legislation (China)Offenses Against the Environment (China)Tigers (China)Wildlife Crime (China) |
Author: Environmental Investigation Agency - International Title: Tiger Bone Wine Auctions in China Summary: On 2nd December 2011, news broke that an auction house in Beijing was planning to sell several bottles of tiger bone wine on 3rd December 2011. Following government and media exposure, this sale was cancelled. However in the days afterward EIA discovered that further auctions were scheduled for the 31st December - 8th January 2012. The State Forestry Administration for China once again responded by calling for a halt to that auction. The sale of products containing or claiming to contain tiger bone from auction houses (or indeed any source) in China is illegal under the State Council Order of 1993 (Guofa 1993 No. 39). This applies equally to pre-1993 stocks of tiger bone wine, an issue that was recently clarified by the Chinese State Forestry Administration in a notification sent to auction houses on 9th January 2012. The notification recognised and explicitly stated that auction houses are not permitted to offer products made from tiger bones. In addition to the State Council Order of 1993, the notification also cited infractions of other relevant laws such as "Wildlife Protection Law of 1998", "Implementing Regulations of Terrestrial Wildlife Protection of 1993" and "Criminal Law." However, it has emerged that the December auctions were not isolated incidents. In response to concerns about the sale of tiger bone wine through auction houses, EIA has conducted on-line research into the sector. This research (links are included at the end of the document in original Chinese) has revealed a large number of auctions of tiger bone wine going back as far as 2009. While it is not possible to confirm that all tiger bone wine that was advertised for auction were successfully sold - as only a handful of auction houses publicise the final bid price - they clearly show that there is widespread demand for the product and that recent aborted auctions were not one-off events, but part of a larger trend of tiger bone wine being auctioned. The records also provide important information about the brands of tiger bone wine being offered and the price being asked. Details: London: Environmental Investigation Agency - International, 2012. 22p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 22, 2012 at http://www.eia-international.org/wp-content/uploads/Tiger-Bone-Wine-Auctions-2012.pdf Year: 2012 Country: China URL: http://www.eia-international.org/wp-content/uploads/Tiger-Bone-Wine-Auctions-2012.pdf Shelf Number: 126102 Keywords: Illegal Wildlife Trade (China)Tigers (China)Wildlife Crime (China) |