12 March 2010
Tiger tales
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A Bengal tiger in India
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2010 is the Chinese Year of the Tiger. Tigers are found in 12 countries across Asia, including China, but poaching continues to be a major threat to the species. The tiger is already afforded the world's top conservation ranking, with a ban on all international commercial trade. But there will be calls for greater efforts at the 15th meeting of CITES starting tomorrow in Dohar, Qatar.
CITES is the UN Convention on Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna...
Guests
Amanda Nickson
Interim director of the Species Program for WWF International.
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