En plus des menaces constantes qui pèsent sur son habitat, une ancienne menace risque de ressurgir de Chine. Le pays risque en effet de ré-autoriser le commerce de tigres nés en captivité. Le WWF demande aux gouvernements de prendre des mesures communes pour stopper toute forme de commerce de tigres, particulièrement en Chine, et d'augmenter ses efforts de surveillance partout en Asie.
China's recent decision to reconsider a 14-year-old domestic ban on
trading tigers and tiger parts prompted CITES to issue a statement
saying that tiger breeding programs should be used for conservation
only not for trade. CITES has no authority over domestic sales, so
its 1975 decision to ban the international tiger trade has no impact on
rules within China. China prizes tigers for meat and traditional
medicine, and has raised over 5,000 on its tiger farms. The country has
not yet decided whether to lift the domestic ban.
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