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TigerBase: A DNA registration system to enhance enforcement and compliance testing of captive tiger facilities.
Forensic science international. Genetics - 1 Jan 2025
Ewart Kyle M, Sitam Frankie T, Giarat Ali Nur Alizati Nabila Binti, Ogden Rob, Morgan Kelly I, Tran Hieu M, Bui Thanh P T, Nguyen Truong Q, Nguyen Son G, Rosli Norsyamimi, Penchart Kitichaya, Ouitavon Kanita, McEwing Ross
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The illegal trade in tigers (Panthera tigris) and their derivatives, such as bones, teeth and pelts, is a major threat to the species' long-term persistence. As wild tiger populations have dwindled, a large proportion of trafficked tiger products now derive from captive breeding facilities found throughout Asia. Moreover, wild tigers have been poached and laundered into captive facilities, then falsely designated...
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