Wildlife Trade
Wildlife trade,Tachilek, Myanmar
Wildlife trade,Tachilek, Myanmar
Skins of clouded leopard, leopard cat and black phase of Asian golden cat plus skulls of Asian black bear, clouded leopard and various small cat species.
Tachilek is a small town on the Thai/Myanmar border. The town has a thriving market with a large number of stalls and shops specializing in wildlife trophies and medicinal products made from: Skins, bones and body parts of tiger, leopard, clouded leopard and several small cat species, deer, wild cattle, wild boar, primates and birds. Poached throughout the Indochina region, much of the produce bought here is smuggled across the border into Thailand.
