P448 Teletext 448 May31 20:48:22 ————————————————————————————— THE PLIGHT OF THE TIGER At the turn of the century 80,000 tigers inhabited the earth. Today, only 5,000 are left. Loss of habitat is partly to blame for their declining numbers but the trade in tiger parts claims far more lives. Conservation group The Tiger Trust says bones are still widely used in traditional Chinjsj medicines. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— Any topics you would like covered? WRITE TO ECO-SCENE,CLUB 440, PO BOX 442, LONDON SW6 1XQ Write It T-shirts Hairless GreenP448 Teletext 448 May31 20:44:57 ————————————————————————————— THE PLIGHT OF THE TIGER Tiger bone was recently for sale in a London Chinese medicine shop, claims The Tiger Trust. It is used to treat boils, rheumatism and scabies. Tiger breeding farms exist in Taiwan and China to meet the demand for these products. In one farm, Trust investigators found 72 tigers starving to death. ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Any topics you would like covered? WRITE TO ECO-SCENE,CLUB 440, PO BOX 442, LONDON SW6 1XQ Write It T-shirts Hairless GreenP448 Teletext 448 May31 20:41:13 ————————————————————————————— THE PLIGHT OF THE TIGER Tiger products are being smuggled into Chinese communities in Europe according to The Tiger Trust. Confiscated products include tiger bone wine, regarded as an aphrodisiac. It can fetch up to £50 a bottle on the black market. Mike Day from the Trust says: "What we are witnessing here could well be the end of the tiger." ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Any topics you would like covered? WRITE TO ECO-SCENE,CLUB 440, PO BOX 442, LONDON SW6 1XQ Write It T-shirts Hairless GreenP448 Teletext 448 May31 20:41:10 ————————————————————————————— THE PLIGHT OF THE TIGER Tigers are fast dying out. In the wild only: 200 Siberian 300 Sumatran and 4,000 Bengal tigers remain. The Tiger Trust, Chevington, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 5RG World Wide Fund For Nature, Panda House, Weyside Park, Godalming, Surrey, GU17 1XR ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Any topics you would like covered? WRITE TO ECO-SCENE,CLUB 440, PO BOX 442, LONDON SW6 1XQ Write It T-shirts Hairless Green