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Panthera tigris (Linnaeus, 1758)


LEGAL STATUS

All tigers are listed in Appendix I of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna. By March 1998, nearly all the tiger range countries (except Bhutan, North Korea, and Lao PDR) have become Parties to this convention. Tigers have some form of nominal legal protection in all range countries, but the level of enforcement of this legislation varies and is often ineffective or absent.13



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