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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Photo: China Cracks Down on Illegal Online Wildlife Trade


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Preserved animal parts, including a tiger's paw and penis used in traditional medicines, are displayed at a market in Chengdu, China, in an undated photograph.

Authorities in China recently began a crackdown on illegal sale of wildlife products—including tiger bone and elephant ivory—on Internet auction sites. The moves follow pressure from two conservation groups that found hundreds of online ads for banned goods in 2007 investigations.

Photograph by Konrad Wothe/Minden Pictures/Getty