Director of Save the Tiger Fund's Campaign Against Tiger Trafficking
Director of Save the Tiger Fund's Campaign Against Tiger Trafficking
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Judy Mills
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FROM Judy Mills
To the Point
Tiger Poaching Flourishing in India and China Tigers are an endangered species, and they could be gone in a few years, unless the governments of India and China crack down on poaching. But environmental groups have photographs of Chinese police officers laughing and posing with people wearing clothes made from the skins of Indian tigers.
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