Reducing Demand for and Stopping Illegal Trade in Tiger Products
In 1994, member nations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) took unprecedented action, agreeing unanimously to work to halt the illegal international trade in tiger parts and urging tiger-range countries to prohibit domestic trade as well.
Together with some CITES member nations, WWF has begun to work with traditional Asian medicine communities to develop strategies for eliminating the use of tiger parts or derivatives, including the active promotion of natural medicinal alternatives endorsed by the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In addition, TRAFFIC - the wildlife trade-monitoring program of WWF and IUCN - continues to work with governments to identify key trade routes and traders and to help stop this illegal commerce.
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