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Skinning the Cat: Crime and politics of the big cat skin trade [1]

The illegal trade in poached skins between India, Nepal and China is the most significant immediate threat to the continued existence of the tiger in the wild. While the importance of the problem has been recognized and plenty of information is already available, the lucrative illegal trade continues.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2006
Debbie Banks [2], Belinda Wright [3]
Wildlife Protection Society of India [4]
Tags:
Trans Himalaya [5], Endangered Species [6], Wildlife [7], Leopard [8], Snow Leopard [9], Tiger [10], Wildlife Trade [11], Poaching [12], Legislation [13], China [14], Nepal [15], India [16]
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