INDIAN NGOs CAUTION CHINESE PRESIDENT ON TIGER CRISIS

[Guest guest]

On the eve of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to India, twelve

NGOs from around the word including three NGOs in India - WWF, WPSI,

and WTI - have issued a joint statement to express their concern about

the present tiger crisis. In particular, the statement urges China not

to reopen the trade in tiger products, as " to allow any trade from any

source under any circumstances at this point in time would mark a

further step towards the extinction of wild tigers " .

 

The group also released a document on Tiger Trade Facts and Fallacies

that many of you might find interesting. Copies of the two documents

are attached, and they will shortly be put on our website.

 

Please help save wild tigers by getting the information out to as wide

an audience as possible.

 

With best wishes, Belinda

 

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Belinda Wright, OBE

Executive Director, Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI)

S-25 Panchsheel Park, New Delhi 110017, India

Tel: (Int+ 91.11) 4163.5920 & 4163.5921

Fax: (Int+ 91.11) 4163.5924

E-mail: wpsi

Website: www.wpsi-india.org

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