an investigation into the illegal trade in tiger parts in singapore
an investigation into the illegal trade in tiger parts in singapore
an investigation into the illegal trade in tiger parts in singapore
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Although all commercial <strong>tiger</strong> <strong>trade</strong> has been b<strong>an</strong>ned s<strong>in</strong>ce 1987 byCITES (Convention on <strong>the</strong> International Trade <strong>in</strong> End<strong>an</strong>gered Species ofWild Fauna <strong>an</strong>d Flora), <strong>the</strong>re has been <strong>an</strong> approximate fifty per centdecrease <strong>in</strong> wild <strong>tiger</strong> populations s<strong>in</strong>ce <strong>the</strong> b<strong>an</strong> 3 .S<strong>in</strong>gapore has been recognised by TRAFFIC as play<strong>in</strong>g a role <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><strong>trade</strong> of <strong>tiger</strong> products from neighbour<strong>in</strong>g countries such as Indonesia,for both domestic <strong>trade</strong> <strong>an</strong>d <strong>in</strong>ternational re-exports 1 .In particular, it has been reported that <strong>tiger</strong> <strong>parts</strong> are smuggled <strong>in</strong> fromBatam, Indonesia, to S<strong>in</strong>gapore by boat <strong>an</strong>d pl<strong>an</strong>e, <strong>an</strong>d also by<strong>in</strong>dividuals carry<strong>in</strong>g <strong>tiger</strong> sk<strong>in</strong>s <strong>in</strong> bags 1 .In 1999, <strong>in</strong>terview surveys with traditional medic<strong>in</strong>e practitioners <strong>an</strong>dpharmacists were conducted <strong>in</strong> r<strong>an</strong>ge <strong>an</strong>d non-r<strong>an</strong>ge consumer states toassess <strong>the</strong> cont<strong>in</strong>ued <strong>illegal</strong> <strong>trade</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>tiger</strong> products, despite b<strong>an</strong>s on <strong>the</strong><strong>trade</strong>. The percentage of <strong>the</strong> traditional medic<strong>in</strong>e community estimatedstill to be trad<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>tiger</strong> medic<strong>in</strong>es was highest <strong>in</strong> S<strong>in</strong>gapore (thirty oneper cent) 4 , compared to Taiw<strong>an</strong> <strong>an</strong>d C<strong>an</strong>ada.ACRES6www.acres.org.sg
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