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  • South China tiger. The South China Tiger has been found in a variety of locations around China. They include Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, and Guangdong. However, it is unknown if there are any still living in the wild as they haven’t been seen for several years. There is evidence that they once lived in moist forest areas.<br />
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In 2001, extensive studies were done in 8 protected regions where the South China Tigers were once known to live. However, even with the best technology used there was no evidence found to support the options that this particular subspecies was living in region. Yet there continue to be some reported sightings of them that haven’t been confirmed or ruled out. The last such claim was in May of 2007. One of the goals of conservation efforts is to re-introduce these tigers to these locations in the wild. Photo: Paul HILTON
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  • Fake dog furs are sold on the streets of China, with tiger stripe prints, sadly millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • South China tiger. The South China Tiger has been found in a variety of locations around China. They include Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, and Guangdong. However, it is unknown if there are any still living in the wild as they haven’t been seen for several years. There is evidence that they once lived in moist forest areas.<br />
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In 2001, extensive studies were done in 8 protected regions where the South China Tigers were once known to live. However, even with the best technology used there was no evidence found to support the options that this particular subspecies was living in region. Yet there continue to be some reported sightings of them that haven’t been confirmed or ruled out. The last such claim was in May of 2007. One of the goals of conservation efforts is to re-introduce these tigers to these locations in the wild. Photo: Paul HILTON
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  • South China tiger. The South China Tiger has been found in a variety of locations around China. They include Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, and Guangdong. However, it is unknown if there are any still living in the wild as they haven’t been seen for several years. There is evidence that they once lived in moist forest areas.<br />
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In 2001, extensive studies were done in 8 protected regions where the South China Tigers were once known to live. However, even with the best technology used there was no evidence found to support the options that this particular subspecies was living in region. Yet there continue to be some reported sightings of them that haven’t been confirmed or ruled out. The last such claim was in May of 2007. One of the goals of conservation efforts is to re-introduce these tigers to these locations in the wild. Photo: Paul HILTON
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  • South China tiger. The South China Tiger has been found in a variety of locations around China. They include Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, and Guangdong. However, it is unknown if there are any still living in the wild as they haven’t been seen for several years. There is evidence that they once lived in moist forest areas.<br />
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In 2001, extensive studies were done in 8 protected regions where the South China Tigers were once known to live. However, even with the best technology used there was no evidence found to support the options that this particular subspecies was living in region. Yet there continue to be some reported sightings of them that haven’t been confirmed or ruled out. The last such claim was in May of 2007. One of the goals of conservation efforts is to re-introduce these tigers to these locations in the wild. Photo: Paul HILTON
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  • South China tiger. The South China Tiger has been found in a variety of locations around China. They include Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, and Guangdong. However, it is unknown if there are any still living in the wild as they haven’t been seen for several years. There is evidence that they once lived in moist forest areas.<br />
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In 2001, extensive studies were done in 8 protected regions where the South China Tigers were once known to live. However, even with the best technology used there was no evidence found to support the options that this particular subspecies was living in region. Yet there continue to be some reported sightings of them that haven’t been confirmed or ruled out. The last such claim was in May of 2007. One of the goals of conservation efforts is to re-introduce these tigers to these locations in the wild. Photo: Paul HILTON
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  • South China tiger. The South China Tiger has been found in a variety of locations around China. They include Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, and Guangdong. However, it is unknown if there are any still living in the wild as they haven’t been seen for several years. There is evidence that they once lived in moist forest areas.<br />
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In 2001, extensive studies were done in 8 protected regions where the South China Tigers were once known to live. However, even with the best technology used there was no evidence found to support the options that this particular subspecies was living in region. Yet there continue to be some reported sightings of them that haven’t been confirmed or ruled out. The last such claim was in May of 2007. One of the goals of conservation efforts is to re-introduce these tigers to these locations in the wild. Photo: Paul HILTON
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  • South China tiger. The South China Tiger has been found in a variety of locations around China. They include Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, and Guangdong. However, it is unknown if there are any still living in the wild as they haven’t been seen for several years. There is evidence that they once lived in moist forest areas.<br />
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In 2001, extensive studies were done in 8 protected regions where the South China Tigers were once known to live. However, even with the best technology used there was no evidence found to support the options that this particular subspecies was living in region. Yet there continue to be some reported sightings of them that haven’t been confirmed or ruled out. The last such claim was in May of 2007. One of the goals of conservation efforts is to re-introduce these tigers to these locations in the wild. Photo: Paul HILTON
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  • South China tiger. The South China Tiger has been found in a variety of locations around China. They include Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, and Guangdong. However, it is unknown if there are any still living in the wild as they haven’t been seen for several years. There is evidence that they once lived in moist forest areas.<br />
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In 2001, extensive studies were done in 8 protected regions where the South China Tigers were once known to live. However, even with the best technology used there was no evidence found to support the options that this particular subspecies was living in region. Yet there continue to be some reported sightings of them that haven’t been confirmed or ruled out. The last such claim was in May of 2007. One of the goals of conservation efforts is to re-introduce these tigers to these locations in the wild. Photo: Paul HILTON
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  • Millions of cats are consumed every years across China and Vietnam, and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • South China tiger. The South China Tiger has been found in a variety of locations around China. They include Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, and Guangdong. However, it is unknown if there are any still living in the wild as they haven’t been seen for several years. There is evidence that they once lived in moist forest areas.<br />
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In 2001, extensive studies were done in 8 protected regions where the South China Tigers were once known to live. However, even with the best technology used there was no evidence found to support the options that this particular subspecies was living in region. Yet there continue to be some reported sightings of them that haven’t been confirmed or ruled out. The last such claim was in May of 2007. One of the goals of conservation efforts is to re-introduce these tigers to these locations in the wild. Photo: Paul HILTON
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  • HKG06 20031112 HONG KONG , CHINA : A snake awaits it's fate in a snake restaurant in Sham Shui Po , Hong Kong 12th November 2003. Snake soup is said to have many benefits to your health and is best enjoyed in the winter months  but snake traders are in for a bleak season as China's ban on wildlife exports, introduced to curb SARS , threatens to deprive them of their livelihood . EPA PHOTO/PAUL HILTON Wild animal market, Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree Images
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  • HKG04 20040128 HONG KONG , CHINA : A Cormarant on display at Xin Yuan market , Guangzhou . China has announced that three provinces have avian flu H5N1 outbreaks two bordering on Guangdong which borders Hong Kong ,a few days after the first bird flu case among ducks was discovered .EPA/PAUL HILTON /file Wild animal market, Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree Images
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  • South China tiger. The South China Tiger has been found in a variety of locations around China. They include Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, and Guangdong. However, it is unknown if there are any still living in the wild as they haven’t been seen for several years. There is evidence that they once lived in moist forest areas.<br />
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In 2001, extensive studies were done in 8 protected regions where the South China Tigers were once known to live. However, even with the best technology used there was no evidence found to support the options that this particular subspecies was living in region. Yet there continue to be some reported sightings of them that haven’t been confirmed or ruled out. The last such claim was in May of 2007. One of the goals of conservation efforts is to re-introduce these tigers to these locations in the wild. Photo: Paul HILTON
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  • HONG KONG , CHINA : A snake awaits it's fate in a snake restaurant in Sham Shui Po , Hong Kong. Snake soup is said to have many benefits to your health and is best enjoyed in the winter months  but snake traders are in for a bleak season as China's ban on wildlife exports, introduced to curb SARS , threatens to deprive them of their livelihood   Wild animal market, Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree Images
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  • This undated photograph shows a young Staint Bernard dog for sale at a wholesale market in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. For the first time in China's history, dogs and cats may be off the menu according to a new draft in animal rights legislation. The draft proposed by mainland avocates, 27 Janaury 2010 is suggesting that eating dogs and cats would become a criminal offence carrying a maximum fine of 5,000 Yuan ( HK$5,700) or 15 days detention, Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • HKG0120030718 HONG KONG , CHINA : Civet cats in filthy cages await their fate at Xin Yuan market, Guangzhou .Civet cats and dozens of other wild animals are soon to be back on mainland restaurant menus, with the lifting of a ban imposed during the Sars outbreak, according to Mainland Forestry Administration.The reason behind the lifting the ban was that the forestry administration believed the animal did not carry the coronavirus believed to cause Sars. Wild animal market, Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree Images
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  • A shop front displays python skins from Indonesia in Hong Kong, China, 08 October 2010. Snakeskin has become the latest must-have and designer labels including Jimmy Choo, Donna Karan, Mulberry, Gucci, Prada, Roberto Cavalli and Yves Saint Laurent have all used it in coats, bags and boots, claiming it is farmed, but according to TRAFFIC, the international wildlife trade monitoring network, python take too long to mature and are too expensive to rear in captivity. EPA/Paul Hilton Wild animal market, Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree Images
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  • A young Saint Bernard dog waits to be bought for dog meat at a wholesale market in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. Millions of dogs are consumed across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Turtles are consumed every year across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their shells are used in TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images Exotic turtles are sold on the street in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. China is the largest consumer of turtles in the world and international trade has been cited as the greatest threat to Asian turtles. Two main types of trade in live turtles occur in China: for food and traditional Chinese medicine, and for pets. The food trade involves the largest quantities of turtles. In recent years, however, the international pet turtle trade has increased dramatically. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are cats are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Cats for sale, Guangzhou, China According to Humane Society International, Agence France-Presse, and the BBC, cat meat is not widely eaten in China. But in Guangdong and Guangxi provinces of the Lingnan cultural region, some—especially older—people consider cat flesh a good warming food during winter months. The Associated Press reported in 2008 that people in southern China's Guangdong province (population just over 113 million) ate 10,000 cats per day.<br />
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In Guangdong, cat meat is a main ingredient in the traditional dish "dragon, tiger, phoenix" (snake, cat, chicken), which is said to fortify the body. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Illegally kept Slow Lorises climb around a cage on the outskirts of Kandang, South Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. Trade in endangered species is illegal in Indonesia, but prosecutions are rare. As forests are increasingly cut down for palm oil plantations, trafficking in wildlife is growing, according to the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree Wild animal market, Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree Images
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  • Illegally kept Slow Lorises climb around a cage on the outskirts of Kandang, South Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. Trade in endangered species is illegal in Indonesia, but prosecutions are rare. As forests are increasingly cut down for palm oil plantations, trafficking in wildlife is growing, according to the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree Wild animal market, Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree Images
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  • Illegally kept Slow Lorises climb around a cage on the outskirts of Kandang, South Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. Trade in endangered species is illegal in Indonesia, but prosecutions are rare. As forests are increasingly cut down for palm oil plantations, trafficking in wildlife is growing, according to the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree Wild animal market, Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree Images
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  • Illegally kept Slow Lorises climb around a cage on the outskirts of Kandang, South Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. Trade in endangered species is illegal in Indonesia, but prosecutions are rare. As forests are increasingly cut down for palm oil plantations, trafficking in wildlife is growing, according to the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree Wild animal market, Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree Images
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  • A man reads about SARS virus, in China. After people consumed wildlife and civit cats at many of the local wildlife markets and restaurants in China. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Between November 2002 and July 2003, an outbreak of SARS in southern China caused an eventual 8,098 cases, resulting in 774 deaths reported in 37 countries, with the majority of cases in China (9.6% fatality rate) according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Dogs for sale at an animal market, Guanzhou, China. Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A south China tiger, at a holding facility in Southern China. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Civit cats are displayed in a wildlife market in China, during the SARS outbreak. Doctors confirmed the civit cats carry the caronavirus, and  warned the public that consuming these animals, could spread the virus. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Between November 2002 and July 2003, an outbreak of SARS in southern China caused an eventual 8,098 cases, resulting in 774 deaths reported in 37 countries, with the majority of cases in China (9.6% fatality rate) according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Civit cats are displayed in a wildlife market in China, during the SARS outbreak. Doctors confirmed the civit cats carry the caronavirus, and  warned the public that consuming these animals, could spread the virus. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Between November 2002 and July 2003, an outbreak of SARS in southern China caused an eventual 8,098 cases, resulting in 774 deaths reported in 37 countries, with the majority of cases in China (9.6% fatality rate) according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Cats for sale, Guangzhou, China According to Humane Society International, Agence France-Presse, and the BBC, cat meat is not widely eaten in China. But in Guangdong and Guangxi provinces of the Lingnan cultural region, some—especially older—people consider cat flesh a good warming food during winter months. The Associated Press reported in 2008 that people in southern China's Guangdong province (population just over 113 million) ate 10,000 cats per day.<br />
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In Guangdong, cat meat is a main ingredient in the traditional dish "dragon, tiger, phoenix" (snake, cat, chicken), which is said to fortify the body. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Civit cats are displayed in a wildlife market in China, during the SARS outbreak. Doctors confirmed the civit cats carry the caronavirus, and  warned the public that consuming these animals, could spread the virus. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Between November 2002 and July 2003, an outbreak of SARS in southern China caused an eventual 8,098 cases, resulting in 774 deaths reported in 37 countries, with the majority of cases in China (9.6% fatality rate) according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Millions are dogs are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia. Their fur is also used across China as well. Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • School children salute a South China tiger taxidermy, in Southern China. Photo: Paul Hilton
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  • Sand dunes pictured in Inner Mongolia, China. Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region of northern China, encompasses green steppe, arid desert and lengthy sections of the Great Wall of China. The Hulunbuir grasslands, a vast livestock grazing area with hundreds of rivers and popular fishing lakes, is distinguished by its mix of Russian and traditional Mongolian herder cultures. In the remote west is Badain Jaran Desert and its immense dunes. Photo: Paul Hilton /  Earth Tree Images
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  • A civit cat for sale at a wild animal market in Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Snakes are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia for their meat but also their skin, that is used to make high end, shoes, boots, and handbags. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Snakes are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia for their meat but also their skin, that is used to make high end, shoes, boots, and handbags. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Wildlife products are sold at a wildlife life markets on the border of Myanmar and China, Shan State, Myanmar. These border towns make it easy for traders to move wildlife products easily across to neighbouring countries. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Snakes are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia for their meat but also their skin, that is used to make high end, shoes, boots, and handbags. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Snakes are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia for their meat but also their skin, that is used to make high end, shoes, boots, and handbags. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Snakes are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia for their meat but also their skin, that is used to make high end, shoes, boots, and handbags. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Wildlife products are sold at a wildlife life markets on the border of Myanmar and China, Shan State, Myanmar. These border towns make it easy for traders to move wildlife products easily across to neighbouring countries. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • The live food fish trade is a global system that links fishing communities with markets, primarily in Hong Kong and mainland China. Many of the fish are captured on coral reefs in Southeast Asia or the Pacific Island nations. While live food fish trade can be very profitable for those involved, there are many dangerous aspects to it. Through the use of illegal practices such as cyanide fishing, coral reefs and fish communities are put in grave danger. The process of cyanide fishing involves dissolving crushed cyanide tablets and squirting this solution from a bottle toward the targeted fish on top of coral heads. Specifically, the cyanide kills coral polyps, symbiotic algae, and other coral reefs organisms that are necessary for maintaining the health of the coral reef. These damages eventually deteriorate the coral reef and lead it into collapse of the entire coral reef ecosystem. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree images The live reef fish trade in Hong Kong. The live reef fish trade is a million dollar industry, where live fish are caught of the reefs in south east Asia and exported live to Hong Kong and Singapore. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images The live fish trade can refer to the live food fish trade (for human consumption) or to the ornamental fish trade (for aquariums). The fish can come from many places, but most comes from Southeast Asia.<br />
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The live food fish trade is a global system that links fishing communities with markets, primarily in Hong Kong and mainland China. Many of the fish are captured on coral reefs in Southeast Asia or the Pacific Island nations. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree Images
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  • Snakes are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia for their meat but also their skin, that is used to make high end, shoes, boots, and handbags. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Snakes are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia for their meat but also their skin, that is used to make high end, shoes, boots, and handbags. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Manta and mobula gills, pipe fish and seahorses for sale in the dry seafood and traditional Chinese medicine shop in Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree images
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  • Snakes are consumed every years across China, Vietnam, Indonesia and other parts of Asia for their meat but also their skin, that is used to make high end, shoes, boots, and handbags. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • A civit cat for sale at a wild animal market in Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton / Earth Tree Images
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  • Wild animal market, Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree Images
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  • Wild animal market, Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree Images
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  • Wild animal market, Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree Images
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  • Wild animal market, Guangzhou, China. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree Images
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  • Seahorses, for sale, Guangzhou, China. Sea horses are used in Traditional Chines Medicine. Seahorses are threatened by habitat loss, pollution and illegal poaching. In recent years, seahorse populations have plummeted due to their popularity in Traditional Chinese Medicine, (TCM). Despite there being no evidence to suggest that seahorse has any medical benefits, demand for the fish has grown immensely with people hailing it as a miracle cure for ailments such as impotence, bladder control, asthma, and abdominal pain. Seahorse is also thought to be a powerful aphrodisiac and is often taken to increase sexual potency.<br />
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With around one-quarter of the world’s population practising Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is not surprising that the seahorse populations are being threatened. The staggering demand for this ‘miracle medicine’ has spawned a spike in illegal trade and harvest of the unique seahorse, with over 24 million seahorses being sold around the world each year. Photo: Paul Hilton / EarthTree images
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  • The demand for turtle shell products in Hainan and the rest of China is of an enormous magnitude, and the revenues generated by the industry are sufficient to override concerns of local enforcement and penalties. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • The demand for turtle shell products in Hainan and the rest of China is of an enormous magnitude, and the revenues generated by the industry are sufficient to override concerns of local enforcement and penalties. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • The demand for turtle shell products in Hainan and the rest of China is of an enormous magnitude, and the revenues generated by the industry are sufficient to override concerns of local enforcement and penalties. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • The demand for turtle shell products in Hainan and the rest of China is of an enormous magnitude, and the revenues generated by the industry are sufficient to override concerns of local enforcement and penalties. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • The demand for turtle shell products in Hainan and the rest of China is of an enormous magnitude, and the revenues generated by the industry are sufficient to override concerns of local enforcement and penalties. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • The demand for turtle shell products in Hainan and the rest of China is of an enormous magnitude, and the revenues generated by the industry are sufficient to override concerns of local enforcement and penalties. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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  • The demand for turtle shell products in Hainan and the rest of China is of an enormous magnitude, and the revenues generated by the industry are sufficient to override concerns of local enforcement and penalties. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree
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