Tigers Hunting the Traffickers

A former Royal Marines commando Aldo Kane is on a mission to expose the shocking secrets of the illegal tiger trade in south east Asia and those who profit Working alongside fearless wildlife crime investigators and covertly filming tiger traffickers Aldo embarks on a perilous journey along key trafficking routes connecting Malaysia China Thailand Laos and Vietnam He reveals how the breeding and farming of captive tigers drives consumer demand for tiger products and fuels the poaching of wild tigers Aldos secretly filmed evidence is presented to international decisionmakers at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species CITES in the hope that it will bring about change With fewer than 4000 tigers left in the wild Aldos investigation also highlights the plight of a majestic species on the brink of extinction