Tracking the tiger trade.

October 18, 2002

10/18/2002

Bangkok Post

P12

In Thailand the body of a tiger sells, gramme for gramme, for the same price

as cocaine. Unsurprisingly then, the signs of the Indochinese tigers'

dwindling population is visible everywhere - they are now merely clinging to

existence. The current situation is a direct result of unrelenting poaching,

not only of the tigers, but their food sources as well.

This week, Animal Planet goes undercover and into the unsettling world of

animal poaching. Airing on UBC 44 as part of Animal Planet Safari, Eye of

the

Tiger hits screens on Mon, Oct 21 at 9pm and is repeated the following day

at

9:30am.

The programme begins by taking you into Thai villages that live along forest

fringes to meet the poachers who live off the death of animals. Though they

are now considered lawbreakers, they learned how to provide for their

families

from their parents, who survived by hunting and gathering in the forest.

This

is the only way of life they have ever known.

WildAid, an organisation that combats the trafficking of wildlife

around the world, has stepped in to help educate the villagers on

conservation and bring them over to their side. Eye of the Tiger also

follows Steve Galster, co-director of WildAid, as he ventures into the

shops of Bangkok that are selling animal contraband. With the use of

special hidden cameras, you will witness first-hand the shopkeepers who

will stop at nothing to make a profit by supplying animal parts

illegally, despite the devastation it causes to the natural world.

Folder Name: Asia Conservation Tiger

Relevance Score on Scale of 100: 98

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