Poaching doesn't mean only for meat. Its applicable for some small animals or Birds. Poaching is done for all the body parts (Skins, Bones, Teeths, Nails etc..) My concern is, For whom this is becoming an International trade these days? The demand is coming from the higher society. To show our supremacy and status in the society we won't hesitate to wear the skin of a dead animal and ready to pay whatever it cost. But is the poacher getting this amount? No. its the middle man who is conducting all these is getting the creme. There are incidents I came through when even the conservation organisations encouraging this so that they can raid and show that they are doing the work (I have evidence and don't want to disclose the name in public). Examples of LAWERS involved in wildlife trades. So whom we are going to blame?

Situation in US and in India is uncomparable. Main difference is population and poverty. If a person is dying out of hunger and you say that work for conservation, he won't. Rather he wil say that if I am getting 10000 rupees to kill a tiger I wil do it. Because I need money to feed my children. How much is the salary of a forest guard? and with a stick we expect he will face the well armed poachers. How can this be possible? A change in the mindset is required. If we give support and expect result than its worth it.

Regarding controlled poaching- This is possible when we have sufficient resources. But I think no where in India we can say that, yaa we have sufficient animals and can poach a few. Time is to save the species we have. We are facing a lot of challanges and TOGETHER WE CAN come out of it.

I may be wrong. With my small knowledge what I felt I expressed to get proper suggestion of wise ppl like you all. Forgive me if I am wrong.