Tiger seizures up in parts of Asia despite conservation efforts: report

A tiger rug is placed on the shelves at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife Property Repository in Commerce City, Colorado, March 22, 2007. Photo by Reuters/Rick Wilking

Wildlife authorities in Vietnam and some other Asian countries are seeing an increase in seizures of tigers and tiger parts despite efforts by conservationists to protect the endangered animal.

Tiger numbers globally have been decimated by poaching, trade, and habitat destruction in the past century, though more recent conservation efforts in some countries have stabilized overall population numbers, according to a report by wildlife trade watchdog TRAFFIC.

Still, populations are now restricted to 13 countries, many in Southeast Asia, which has long been a hot spot for wildlife trafficking, with illicit animal products often sought out for parts or for use in traditional medicine.

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