Thousands of tigers lost their lives in 10 years

More than 1,000 tigers were killed in the last 10 years due to illegal trade in their parts, the wildlife trade monitoring network (TRAFFIC) announced.

The tiger can become extinct within the next 12 years.

A report by TRAFFIC , released on November 9, showed that the functional force discovered about 1,069 to 1,220 parts of tiger illegally trafficked in 11 countries with tigers from January 2000 to April. / 2010. According to AFP , India, home to half of the world's tigers, there are the most tiger parts. In 276 raids in India, police found 533 tigers. Ranked second and third on the list are China and Nepal.

However, illegal trade continues to increase in Southeast Asian countries. The number of seized tiger organs continues to increase in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. The skin, bones, nails, skull and testicles of the tiger are the most confiscated things. The functional forces of the countries also seized the tiger in a living and dead state.

' Parts of more than 100 tigers are confiscated each year worldwide , ' said Pauline Verheij, one of the report's authors.

Mike Baltzer, director of the Global Tiger Conservation Program (WWF) - said: ' The TRAFFIC report shows that the illegal tiger trade continues to grow despite efforts. Significant and frequent force of many governments and organizations '.

Myanmar's border areas with India and China, the Malaysia-Thailand border and the Russian-Chinese border are hot spots for tiger trade. People use tiger parts to make medicine, decorations and amulets.

Last month WWF warned the tiger could become extinct within the next 12 years. In the past 100 years the number of tigers has decreased by 97% and there are only about 3,200 tigers left in the world. A summit of 13 countries with tigers will be held in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg from November 21 to 24.