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China Seizes 27 Snow Leopard Pelts
China Seizes Record Cache of Himalayan Snow Leopard Furs, State Media Reports
BEIJING Aug 6, 2007 (AP)
An endangered snow leopard is seen inside its enclosure at Padamaja Naidu Himalayan zoological park in Darjeeling, about 80 km (50 miles) from the northeastern Indian city of Siliguri, November 6, 2006. (Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters)
Chinese police have seized a record cache of 27 snow leopard furs in far western China, state media said Monday.
Acting on a tip, police raided the apartment of a suspected illegal fur trader in Gansu province's Linxia city on July 28 and discovered the furs of 104 bears, snow leopards, clouded leopards and lynxes, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
The collection of snow leopard furs was the largest seized since authorities began keeping records in 1949, it said.
Skins of the animal, which are a smoky-gray with dark gray spots, can sell for more than $1,200 a small fortune for people living in remote rural areas.
The snow leopard lives in mountains and plateaus scattered across China, Mongolia, Afghanistan, India and Nepal, among other countries. The number surviving in the wild is estimated at 3,500 to 7,000, more than half of which are thought to be in western China.
The suspect, identified only by his surname Ma, told police he began buying the furs in Tibet and the northwestern province of Qinghai starting from November last year, it said.
Xinhua did not say how much Ma spent but said that he alleged to have made a profit of $530 from the sale of two snow leopards furs.
Bones of the animals also were found in the apartment, it said.
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