Environmental Criminals: Coming To A Market Near You  Ruby Lane,
Antique Tortoise Shell Jewelry Box - From 1901  Tiger bones,
tropical birds, tortoise shells, and rare palms - these are the
currency of environmental criminals.  Environmental crimes
abound - but not in the places you might think. Environmental
criminals steal in broad daylight and sell in open markets. They
rob from forests, swamps, deserts, beaches, and coral reefs.
Their illegal bootie can be found in plant nurseries, aquarium
and pet stories, home decorating businesses, and jewelry,
fashion and trinket shops, right around the corner from our
homes and businesses. Dr. Brendan Moyle, a New Zealand
researcher investigating the Chinese black market, busted the
myth that tiger bone products were sold primarily through
traditional medicine shops. Instead, his research uncovered a
network of small conspiracies operating outside formal markets.
Only 4,000 tigers remain. There are 4,000 tigers left in the
wild. More tigers live in zoos than in thei