Tiger
A century ago there were 100,000 tigers roaming the continent of Asia. There are as few as 3,200 left in the wild. 7% of historic tiger habitat contains tigers. Wild tigers will be extinct surprisingly in a few decades. The demand for tiger parts by consumers poses the largest threat to tiger survival. The extinction of tigers is due to poachers hunting them for their skins, bones, teeth and claws, which are highly valued for their use in various folk remedies, traditional Asian medicine and various products. The wildlife trade network has found that for the past two years smuggled parts from 200 tigers have been confiscated per year by law enforcement in Asia. Over 1,000 tigers have been killed to traffic their parts to meet consumer demand for the past 10 years in Asia. The parts from a single tiger fetches as much as $50,000 on the black market. This is making the poaching of these magnificent creatures very highlighted to criminal networks.
A century ago there were 100,000 tigers roaming the continent of Asia. There are as few as 3,200 left in the wild. 7% of historic tiger habitat contains tigers. Wild tigers will be extinct surprisingly in a few decades. The demand for tiger parts by consumers poses the largest threat to tiger survival. The extinction of tigers is due to poachers hunting them for their skins, bones, teeth and claws, which are highly valued for their use in various folk remedies, traditional Asian medicine and various products. The wildlife trade network has found that for the past two years smuggled parts from 200 tigers have been confiscated per year by law enforcement in Asia. Over 1,000 tigers have been killed to traffic their parts to meet consumer demand for the past 10 years in Asia. The parts from a single tiger fetches as much as $50,000 on the black market. This is making the poaching of these magnificent creatures very highlighted to criminal networks.