Spotlight on tiger farms in Thailand
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The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, commonly known at CITES,suspects the illegal trade in tigers is still flourishing in Thailand, but Thai authorities say they guarantee all the questions raised by the organization will be answered. On Wednesday, Cites announced it will commission a report on the tiger population in Thailand and raised questions about tiger farms and breeding tigers, as many farms do not allow visitors yet still generate enough income to raise more than 100 of the big cats. More on this story can be seen by following the link below.