A London taxidermist has been jailed for 6 months following the discovery of a 6 months old tiger cub stuffed and on sale in his shop in Islington. The asking price was £,20,000.

Scotland Yard has a Wildlife Crime Unit task force tackling the illegal trade in endangered animals. Organised crime is thought to be behind a number of crimes discovered in London over the years.

Tigers are thought to be down to less than 5,000 worldwide. Many Chinese medicines are based on material from endangered animals and London police are seeking to clamp down on Chinese Medicine dispensaries in London where substances such as rhino horn and tiger bones are used.