- Title: Animal Traffic: 31 Tigers:
- Date: 2nd May 2004
- Summary: SKINS AND FURS ARE JUST ONE PART OF THE THRIVING ILLEGAL TRADE IN THE MANY PARTS OF ANIMALS WHICH COMMAND A PRICE SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD. IN AFRICA THERE IS A DESPERATE BATTLE TO PROTECT THE REMAINING BLACK AND WHITE RHINO IN GUARDED SANCT UARIES. CITES IS INTRODUCING A QUOTA SYSTEM TO CONTROL THE IVORY TRADE. AND DE SPITED A WORLDWIDE BAN ON TRADE IN THE PRODUCTS OF MARINE TURTLES, THE SHELL IS STILL PRIZED, AND THE EGGS STILL POACED ON THE BEACHES OF FLORIDA.
- Description:Animal Traffic series of five documentaries exposes the illegal trade in wild animals that continues to flourish despite international legislation. Painstakingly filmed over two years,the in-depth and disturbing series shows how a cycle of local povery and global demand pushes exotic species to the verge of extinction. Tigers are hunted for their skins and teeth in Indonesia. Rare birds are incarcerated for delivery destinations halfway around the world. Snakes are packed into jiffy bags and left at post offices and reptiles are trapped and skinned to generate vast profits for European fashion houses. 31 Tigers shows the number of Sumatran tigers caught by a single hunter in one year when the total population numbers only 800.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:Cinecontact Ltd.
- Programme Episode:Episode 4
- Transmission Date:02/05/2004
- Rights:Worldwide
- Decade: 2000s