Britan gives £7m to protect tigers, orangutans and pangolins from illegal trade

Orangutans and elephants in Indonesia among species cash should benefit in illegal wildlife trade crackdown

In Nepal, awareness will be raised among people of the importance of bengal tigers (AFP via Getty Images)

Britain is putting more than £7m towards protecting tigers, bears, orangutans, pangolins and rosewood trees from the illegal wildlife trade.

It’s the latest tranche handed out in a £46m fund for conservation projects worldwide that began in 2014 and runs until next year.

The illegal wildlife trade, estimated to be worth up to £17bn globally a year, is the fourth- largest global illegal trade after arms, drugs, and human trafficking, according to the UN.