stevie g
@stevieg
Wildlife Trafficking Patrol
Overview: Went to western Thailand to help officers investigate tiger trafficking. They had arrested 2 suspects and seized a tiger carcass
Observations: Excellent data available but a clear need to bring provincial police investigators from Tak and Pitsanalok together with Vietnamese police (destination of the dead tiger).
Shop Number: No shop
Shop Name: NA
Species Name: Tiger
Species Class: Mammals
CITES Listed? : Yes
IUCN Status: CR
Dec 15
Wildlife Trafficking Patrol
Overview: Accompanied police to help expand inquiry into tiger trafficking syndicate
Observations: Traffickers moving tigers through border area (Thai Burma) to Isan, into Laos and then Vietnam. They are focused on bones, not skin.
Shop Number: Citizens from Hmong settlement in Tak were selling
Shop Name: Not a shop. A village
Species Name: Tiger
Species Class: Mammals
CITES Listed? : Yes
CITES Appendix?: Appendix I
IUCN Status: CR
Dec 02