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400,000 African pangolins are hunted for meat every year – why it’s time to act

400,000 African pangolins are hunted for meat every year – why it’s time to act

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Pangolins, a group of unique African and Asian scaly mammals, are considered to be one of the most heavily trafficked wild mammals in the world. They are hunted and traded for their meat, scales, and other body parts, and used as traditional medicines in parts of Africa and Asia. Of the eight pangolin species, four…

Rhino horn must become a socially unacceptable product in Asia

Rhino horn must become a socially unacceptable product in Asia

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At current rates of loss to poaching, rhino species will be extinct within our lifetimes. The big problem is demand for their horn from Asia. The market for rhino horn is moving from “traditional” medicine to “investment value” as jewellery and other processed artefacts in the art and antiques market, according to wildlife trade monitors…