Wild animals of the cat family Felidae are the target animals of poachers and illegal traders, because of the high demand of their body parts and amount of money involved in it. Hair are the most commonly encountered physical evidence in the poaching and illegal trade of these animals in the form of fur/hides. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and The Wildlife (Protection) Act-1972 in India provides protection to the wild animals. Poaching and trade of any protected wild animal or its body part and products thereof is strictly prohibited and are punishable...
Wild animals of the cat family Felidae are the target animals of poachers and illegal traders, because of the high demand of their body parts and amou...