Localization

Siberia, Eastern, Southern and South-Eastern Asia

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Threats

• Annual and perennial non-timber crops

• Wood plantations

• Pulp plantations

• Livestock farming

• Ranching

• Oil drilling

• Gas drilling

• Mining

• Quarrying

• Roads and railroads

• Hunting

• Tiger farms

• Trapping terrestrial animals

• Logging and wood harvesting

• War, civil unrest and military exercises

• Fire and fire suppression

• Dams and water management/use

• Industrial effluents

• Military effluents

• Storms and flooding

• Supersitions about protection and sexual boost

 

Population

Decreasing ; between 2608 and 3905 mature adults (best estimate: 3140)​

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U.I.C.N. : E.N. - Endangered

C.I.T.E.S :  Appendix I (1987)

E.U. listing : Annex A​

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Trade

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International:

All international commercial trade in Tigers, their parts, products and derivatives, has long been prohibited.

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Afghanistan:

17/05/2013

Suspension of all exports.

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India:

26/03/2018 :

• The Management Authority of India has informed the Secretariat that the Government of India has banned the export for commercial purposes of all wild-taken specimens of species included in Appendices I, II and III, subject to paragraph 2 below.

• India permits the export of cultivated varieties of plant species included in Appendices I and II and has indicated that all products, other than the wood and wood products in the form of logs, timber, stumps, roots, bark, chips, powder, flakes, dust and charcoal, produced from wild sourced (W) Dalbergia sissoo and Dalbergia latifolia and authorized for export by a CITES Comparable Certificate issued by the competent authorities of India are exempted from the general ban. Such Dalbergia sissoo and Dalbergia latifolia specimens are harvested legally as per the regional and national laws of India and as per the prescribed management (working) plans, which are based on silvicultural principles and all are covered under Legal Procurement Certificate; all the material are sold from the Government timber depots through auction or are legally procured and can be exported legally.

• Starting on the date of this Notification, all the CITES Comparable Certificates will be issued with a footnote, stating that the wild (W) source specimens are covered under Legal Procurement Certificate as per regional and national laws in India.

• Parties are urged to inform the Indian Management Authority and the Secretariat of any attempted violations.

• This Notification replaces Notification to the Parties No. 1999/39 of 31 May 1999.​​

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Laos:​

​21/11/2023

APPLICATION OF ARTICLE XIII IN THE LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Recommendation to suspend trade for commercial purposes with the Lao People's Democratic Republic in specimens of all CITES-listed species and other recommendations

Suspension of all commercial trade in specimens of CITES-listed species.

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Annex SC77 RECOMMENDATIONS [SEE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SC77 SUM. 6 (REV. 1)]

Based on reporting from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the findings and observations contained in document SC77 Doc. 41.2 on Asian big cats in captivity, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic should:​

• complete the full audit of the tigers kept in captivity, including the analyses of the collection of DNA samples and photos to assist with identification of individual specimens

• identify any pure specimens of tigers referable to the mainland Southeast Asian lineage (also known as Panthera tigris corbetti) and encourage facilities to engage in coordinated conservation breeding of such animals, if identified

• take measures to limit the number of tigers to a level supportive only to conserving wild tigers by:

  • restricting the breeding of tigers in captivity (sterilizing, separating male and female specimens), except for specimens of tigers referable to the mainland Southeast Asian lineage (also known as Panthera tigris corbetti)​

  • not authorizing any further import of tiger live specimens, except for specimens of tigers referable to the mainland Southeast Asian lineage (also known as Panthera tigris corbetti) for conservation breeding purposes

  • prohibiting the establishment of any new tiger facilities

• ​implement stringent regulations for tiger husbandry standards to improve care and discourage expansion of captive-breeding facilities

• develop standard operating procedures for inspections and disposal of dead tiger specimens (including destruction of carcasses after verification of the dead individual) and train officials to undertake inspections and monitor the disposal of carcasses

• take measures to reduce the demand for tiger parts and derivatives through the implementation of campaigns and strategies taking into consideration the guidance in Resolution Conf. 17.4 (Rev. CoP19) on Demand reduction strategies to combat illegal trade in CITES-listed species and the outcomes in section 3 of the Big Cat Task Force outcomes document (see document SC77 Doc. 41.2)

• establish an appropriate advisory committee or mechanism with involvement of the CITES Secretariat and other relevant organizations and partners to provide advice on the transformation of commercial tiger farms

• inspect the tiger captive-breeding facility that the Secretariat could not visit and report to the Secretariat.​

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