on a list of 10 items whose commercial exploitation was endangering animal and plant species already threatened with extinction. Well-wishers imbued with the Santa Claus spirit should also avoid buying tiger products or tigers for pets, it said.
"All international trade of tiger products, whether used in traditional Asian medicine, as souvenirs or for good luck charms, is illegal," the WWF declared in a statement. Ivory in any form should also be avoided, it admonished, because the ivory trade was threatening the survival of elephants whose tusks are its primary source.
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