3.21.2015

a Dino, Mammoth and a Crocodile, just for fun...





Demand & Supply - Anatomy of Extinction...

A small study into the Anatomy of a Tiger.
(Amur/Siberian in this example) 
Consumer demand for tiger parts poses the largest threat to tiger survival. Tigers are being hunted to extinction by poachers for their skins, bones, teeth and claws, which are highly valued for their use in traditional Asian medicine, various folk remedies and various products. The wildlife trade network, TRAFFIC, found that for the past two years, the smuggled parts from at least 200 tigers have been confiscated per year by law enforcement in Asia. In the past 10 years, over 1000 tigers have been killed to traffic their parts to meet consumer demand in Asia.

Tiger bones have been used in traditional Asian medicine for a wide variety of ailments for more than 1,000 years. In 1993 the Chinese government banned the trade and use of tiger parts, but cultural belief in the power of tiger parts remains.
Parts from a single tiger can fetch as much as $50,000 on the black market, making the poaching of these magnificent creatures very alluring to criminal networks.
Claws, teeth and whiskers are believed to provide good luck and protective powers. And tiger skins and tiger bone wine are valued as status symbols.

Text taken form http://www.savetigersnow.org

The profit of any Tiger or Wildlife art sold will be donated to savetigersnow.org

Siberian Tiger Sketch


Sumatran Tiger Step by Sketch.


Sumatran Tiger





Save the Tiger!

Print available on Canvas, made to order.
All profits donated to http://www.savetigersnow.org

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