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Chinese prefer tigers in the wild over tigers on their plates mongabay.com July 2, 2008
Analyzing data collected from a representative sample of Chinese living in seven major cities in China, researchers found that while most Chinese support the country's ban on selling tiger products, 43 percent of respondents admit consuming products they believed to contain tiger parts. Within this user group, 71 percent said they preferred products made from wild tigers to those from farmed tigers.
China banned domestic trade in medicines from tiger bones in 1993 but is considering opening up a market in tiger parts from farmed animals. Conservationists say the move would decimate wild tiger populations. The new poll found that 93 percent of Chinese believe the ban was necessary to ensure a future for wild tigers. 88 percent of respondents are aware that buying tiger products is illegal. The study is published in the open-access journal PLoS ONE. News index | RSS | Add to MyYahoo! Advertisements: Organic Apparel from Patagonia | Insect-repelling clothing |
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