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TRADE ENDANGERED ANIMAL PARTS [1 record]

Record 1 1998-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Trade Goods
OBS

For instance, the illegal sale of bear gall bladders at a Chinatown herbalist's shop in Ottawa, culminating in the seizure of 20 galls. The international trade in animal parts including sharkfins, bear galls and paws, tiger penises and rhino horns is worth some $6 billion U.S. annually.

Key term(s)
  • international trade in animal parts
  • endangered-animal parts trade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'objets de commerce

Spanish

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