Dozens of items containing parts of endangered tigers are being seized by border officials at UK ports and airports, figures show.

Most seizures involve ground tiger bone, which is used in traditional Chinese medicines.

Other objects include a tiger claw pendant, two tiger claws and items identified as “tiger tissue samples”.

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