In August 1994, on a visit to northeast China by Jim Lee, tiger products were still sold openly but sales people admit that there probably is not any tiger contained in the products. However, the perception itself probably kills tigers every year. YES Most trade is for culturally-based medicinal products of little scientific value. However, the tiger is deeply etched into human consciousness. On the banks of the Amur River in Russia, archaeologists discovered 6,00 year old depictions of tigers carved by the Goldis people, who revered the tiger as an ancestor and as god of the wild regions.
Cultural attachment runs high in certain beliefs.
The eyes, bones, and teeth of tigers are considered by many Asians to have potent medicinal and spiritual properties. YES The domain covers parts of Russia, North Korea and China. The shop's main customers are visitors primarily from South Korea and Twaiwan, with a few from Hong Kong and China. NO An indirect outcome of the trade does have rights implications. Indian rebels called the Boros trade in tiger to get funds to support insurgency.