Chinese Zoo Accused of Letting 11 Rare Siberian Tigers Starve to Death : TreeHugger - 0 views
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Lindsay Gordon on 12 Mar 1011 rare and endangered Siberian Tigers starved to death while confined to 'cold, cramped metal cages' at the Shenyang Forest Wild Animal Zoo in China's North-East. This treatment raises questions about China's conservation efforts, suggesting that "zoos and wildlife parts may be deliberately breeding more animals than they can afford, hoping to sell off the carcasses onto a black market where tiger parts fetch a high price for use in traditional medicines and liquor."
