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Demand for Wildlife Products on the Rise in China

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From the China Daily. The trade in TCM {Traditional Chinese Medicine} products has also been growing at an annual rate of 10 percent, which has seriously impacted medicinal plant and animal populations, though more than half of plants and animals being used by TCM are from artificial propagation or captive breeding.

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China Calls for Tiger Protection

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India’s newfound partnership with China on environment issues has yielded results in the area of tiger protection as well. whether it be animal rights or human rights. Tags: India wildlife trafficking poaching tigers china. From the Economic Times (part of the India Times, I think). I'm too, too cynical.

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Tigers To Go Extinct in 15 Years? Thanks China!

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It's not only China, but all Asian countries that are playing a major role in reducing this beautiful animal's number. Tags: wildlife crime extinction Traditional Chinese Medicine tigers china. As this article points out , tigers are worth more dead than alive if you use humanity's flawed accounting system.

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Ligers in China

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The Environmental and Animal Society of Taiwan (EAST) said Huang, who possesses an array of wildlife, should be dealt with harshly to deter others from copying the behavior. One died and the other two were seized for sheltering at a research institution. Both species are endangered and it is illegal to cross breed them.

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The Final Days of the Danube backwaters in Belgrade: Chinese Belt and Road Initiative is coming to Serbia

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And here in Europe, they are the real deal, an indigenous species and not domesticated animals gone wild. Construction has always been prohibited and the undisturbed expanse of Beljarica has always served as a major spawning, nesting, resting and foraging area for a multitude of wildlife.

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Sobering Tiger Statistics

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Parts of at least 1,069 Tigers have been seized in Tiger range countries over the past decade, according to new analysis of Tiger seizures carried out by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network. Tags: India wildlife trafficking poaching tigers china endangered species.

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Ghost of the Mountains

4 The Love Of Animals

To bring Disneynature’s Born in China to life, filmmakers endure extreme environments to witness stories of some of our planet’s most remarkable animals. Go behind the scenes on one of the team’s most ambitious projects yet – to find and … Continue reading →

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