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The emergence of a large captive tiger population in China is a recent phenomenon, resulting from efforts to develop a new, legal source of tiger parts to meet an enduring domestic demand for tiger parts in traditional Chinese medicine. The United States‚' captive Tiger population, by contrast, grew slowly over many years, not for purposes of trade or consumption, but rather because of demand for live cats for exhibitional use, and also to feed a market for people who desire these cats as "pets."

The ongoing decline of wild tiger populations, coupled with ongoing commercial demand for their parts, led TRAFFIC North America to question whether and how trade pressure might come to affect the U.S. captive tiger population. We speculated that persistent demand for tiger parts, combined with a potentially reduced supply from the wild, might lead those involved in the illegal tiger trade to target the U.S. captive tiger population. We looked at this issue with the end question always being whether and how this possible source of illegal parts might, in turn, impact tigers in the wild.

This document summarizes the findings and lessons from a review, undertaken by WWF, geared toward strengthening WWF‚'s partnerships with indigenous peoples and local communities.

For nearly a quarter century, Bristol Bay has been off limits to oil and gas development. But protection has been peeled away with the lifting of the Congressional moratorium in 2004 and Presidential Withdrawals in January, 2007.

Case studies of WWF’s work with indigenous peoples around the world.

This document includes principles and guidelines that respond to a resolution on indigenous peoples and protected areas. It was adopted at the World Conservation Congress in Montreal in 1996.