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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

by ACF | Feb 16, 2019 | Wildlife News

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...
Rhino horn must become a socially unacceptable product in Asia

Rhino horn must become a socially unacceptable product in Asia

by ACF | Sep 22, 2018 | Rhinos, Wildlife News

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...

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