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These men were apprehended in January 2011 while trying to sell a tiger skin near Chandrapur, India. These men were captured by local informants in a program set up by The Wildlife Protection Society of India who pay local people for information when they see someone poaching wildlife or illegally cutting trees.

Illegal trade in tiger bone, eyes, whiskers, penises, teeth and other parts for traditional Chinese medicine may generate up to five million dollars a year on the global market. Most poaching is done by local people trying to supplement their income.