CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the recently released United Nations World Wildlife Crime Report, India and Thailand are the two main countries which are the suppliers of the illegal tiger products in the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is a big business, bringing in estimated billions of dollars of illegal revenue. The golden triangle of Laos, Thailand and Myanmar is a global hub for illegal wildlife trade and trafficking. China is the largest importer of illegal wildlife and animal products, driving demands for animals from around the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -China is the largest consumer of this endangered wild felid’s body parts and byproducts (Coals et al., 2020; Jiao et al., 2021). The illegal products from other tiger-ranging countries make their way to China via an international trading network.

Detailed explanation-4: -The report shows wildlife crime to be a business that is global; lucrative, with high demand driving high prices; and extremely widespread. Nearly 6, 000 dif- ferent species of fauna and flora have been seized between 1999 and 2018, with nearly every country in the world playing a role in the illicit wildlife trade.

Detailed explanation-5: -Illegal trading most commonly involves ivory, rhinoceros horn and pangolin scales, with the products coming mainly from Africa. In countries such as Cameroon, Mozambique, Angola and Tanzania, so many animals are being poached that the populations can no longer regenerate naturally.