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Created 11 July 2014

News story on the BBC website today: China ‘for the first time admits' trading in tiger skin

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28258595  

"[...] Officials say a major report - with graphic details on how the Chinese government allows commercial trade in skins from captive tigers - was presented during the [CITES] meeting.

Wildlife experts believe "tiger farming" in China has hugely fuelled demand for poaching and trafficking of the endangered species from elsewhere. [...]"