Bo Derek, the Presidential appointee as a special envoy on wildlife trafficking, will be appearing at Big Cat Rescue's Fur Ball to receive the Guardian Angel Award for her work to save the tiger. The state department's new Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking estimates a $10 billion annual black market in wildlife and wildlife parts, second only to trafficking arms and drugs. The tiger is one of the most persecuted animals due to demands for it as a pet, traveling act prop, backyard trophy or for its skin and bones for the Asian pseudo-medicinal market. Read »
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