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India detains Chinese tourists over endangered antelope shawls

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27 October 2018, 20:48
Kathi
India detains Chinese tourists over endangered antelope shawls
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia...awls-made-endangered


Link has article and several photos.


Kathi

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28 October 2018, 06:22
Nakihunter
This is so sad.

Corrupt Chinese military officials in the Tibetan highlands shoot herds of these critically endangered antelope. There are photos on the web of entire herds of hundreds of animals slaughtered.

The Kashmiri weavers buy the smuggled contraband and make the shawls.

There has been a thriving illegal trade with retail shops in Hong Kong that was busted by a TV sting operation a few years ago.

It looks the Chinese tourists are coming to the source in India to buy the shawls!


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29 October 2018, 23:35
medved
indeed this is so sad, but why thinking only chinese are poaching in india: what about the locals ....