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Poaching, Trade, and Consumption of Tiger Parts in the Bangladesh Sundarbans

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Tiger (Panthera tigris) populations are collapsing across their entire range due to the demand for tiger parts for traditional Asian medicines (Nowell, 2000). The global tiger population is now fewer than 3000, inhabiting less than 7 % of their historic habitat (Sanderson et al. 2006; Dinerstein et al. 2007). Recognising tiger poaching as one of the major reasons for the global population decline, several national and international commitments have been made to save the tigers from poachers.

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  1. Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS), Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh

    Samia Saif

  2. Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NR, UK

    Douglas Craig MacMillan

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Saif, S., MacMillan, D.C. (2016). Poaching, Trade, and Consumption of Tiger Parts in the Bangladesh Sundarbans. In: Potter, G., Nurse, A., Hall, M. (eds) The Geography of Environmental Crime. Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53843-7_2

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