Trade Threatens Indochinese Tiger

According to a new WWF report, an average of one tiger per week is killed
in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos to supply a lucrative demand for their parts
in traditional Chinese medicine. Indochinese tigers, which probably number
fewer than 1,500 in the wild, are also hunted in the rest of their range in
Thailand, Malaysia, and Burma.

WWF recently provided emergency funding for regional training workshops
to bring together, for the first time ever, experts from within Indochina and
Southeast Asia to address critical tiger conservation needs. According to the
report, urgently needed protection measures include status surveys to
determine the location and viability of tiger populations; the establishment
and strengthening of protected areas; training for park and wildlife officials;
cross-border trade controls; and reduction of tiger product consumption in
the major consumers of China, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Source: WWF Focus 18(1):8 (1996)