Save the South China Tiger from Extinction.
- by: Andrea Turner
- recipient: THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OFFICIALS (this is in the petition area)
"Without the breath of the tiger there will be no wind, only clouds, and certainly no rain." —The I Ching
CHINA banned the international trade in tiger bones and related products in 1993, and is a signatory to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, which also bars such trade.
But such transactions continue to exist as many tiger parts, such as penises and bones, are commonly believed to increase sexual potency or cure certain illnesses.
Leaders of the global traditional Chinese medicine industry have said that they do not need tiger products and would actually prefer to use alternatives.
Also, alternative, legal industries could potentially take the place of the tiger parts industry.
The WFCMS said the use of endangered species negatively affects the image of traditional Chinese medicine in the international community, and they're urging their members not to use tiger bone or any other parts from endangered wildlife.
According to the Wildlife Conservation Society, it may already be too late for the South China tiger.
Some stabilizing efforts have given hope to the northeast tigers, but even that number is disturbingly low.And In the rest of the country, there are at most 50 tigers left .
These majestic cats are threatened by a shrinking habitat and poachers who continue selling their bodies for use in traditional Chinese medicine, meat, wine, rugs, and coats.
The South China tiger population was estimated to number 4,000 individuals in the early 1950s. In the next few decades, thousands were killed as the subspecies was hunted as a pest. The Chinese government banned hunting in 1979. By 1996 the population was estimated to be just 30-80 individuals.
Today the South China tiger is considered by scientists to be “functionally extinct,” as it has not been sighted in the wild for more than 25 years.
His Excellency, Hu Jintao
President of the People's Republic of China
9 Xihuang-Chenggen Beijie; Beijing 100032, China
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His Excellency Mr. Wen Jiabao
Premier of the State Council
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Ministry of Agriculture of People's Republic of
of China,
Minister Du Qinglin
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Beijing, China (100026)
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Ministry of Culture of People's Republic of China
Minister Sun Jiazheng
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Beijing, China (100020)
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China
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Ministry of Health of People's Republic of China,
Minister Wu Yi
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Beijing, China (100044)
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