India, China discuss pact to save tigers from extinction
Afp, New Delhi
India, home to a dwindling tiger population, and China, which has a black market for tiger parts used in traditional medicine, are discussing an accord to save the endangered big cat, a senior official said yesterday. A Chinese delegation was in New Delhi last week to finalise details of the accord, said the environment ministry official, who wished to remain unnamed. "We are still in at the stage of dialogue, nothing has been finalised as yet," the official told AFP. He did not give any details about the proposed pact, which he said had been under discussion for some time. But a report in the Indian Express on Friday said key elements of the pact included better vigilance along the borders to clamp down on the illegal trafficking of tiger parts and the training of Chinese personnel at the premier Dehradun Wildlife Institute of India.
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