Chinese parks 'sell tiger wine' (BBC)

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Illegal "tiger bone wine" is still being made and sold by some animal parks in China, say campaigners.

The Environmental Investigation Agency says staff at two parks offered to sell the drink, made from carcasses soaked in rice wine, to its researchers.

The trade in parts of the endangered species has been subject to an international ban since 1987, and has been outlawed in China since 1989.

Despite global conservation efforts, tiger numbers continue to decline.

There are an estimated 3,500-7,500 tigers left in the wild, compared with roughly 100,000 at the start of the 20th Century.
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[DaveJ]

1. Ahhh... Capitalism...

Maybe the assholes in the world will pay more attention to environmental issues, after they can't get their yummy tiger wine.

[Nihil]

2. Here's hoping ...

... that the bastards will try it one time with the carcass of a tiger
that was poisoned instead of shot ...
:grr:

[kristopher]

3. Why assume they killed the tiger?

They said it died from fighting. I know that there is a solid rational behind denying any business that creates a market incentive to kill the species; and I understand how making the wine might also be a means of helping fund the conservation efforts. (I don't thow that it is, only that it COULD).

If the system is well documented with frequent observers, couldn't a verification system be set up that would allow the program to continue with proceeds going to conservation? Maybe that would discourage their plan to farm the ones in captivity.