Asia's Tigers Under Siege

A young Siberian Tiger. In some societies, tigers are symbolic of progress, strength, courage and luck with their parts believed by many to have powerful medicinal properties. Animal rights group Traffic International found that tigers are most commonly killed for their skins in India and Nepal. They're killed most often for their bones and skeletons in China, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Russia and Nepal. Claws are most often found in India and Malaysia.

Credit: TRAFFIC International