Fading Stripes In the North-East

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 30 No. 7, July 2010

 

It's risky business but the returns are too enticing. Just 10 gm of tiger bones sell for $200 in the international underground market. In the North-East , where tigers are known to have been traditionally hunted for meat, poachers can get up to Rs 2 lakh for killing a tiger. Just the skin will fetch you Rs 1.5 lakh. Read the full report here.

 

Source: Naresh Mitra, TNN

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