Tigers Burning Bright

Last August, the Environmental Investigation Agency joined with the Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) to investigate the trade in animal skins on the Tibetan plateau. The investigators were shocked by what they found.

Since EIA's visit last year, there has been a massive increase in the availability of tiger and leopard skins in Lhasa, TAR. In the 46 shops surveyed, 54 leopard skin chubas and 24 tiger skin chubas were openly displayed, 7 whole fresh leopard skins were presented for sale and, within the space of 24 hours, investigators were offered three whole, fresh tiger skins.