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Is Zootopia Creating Demand for Pet Fennec Foxes in China? (SPOILER: Probably Not)

During the past few months many media outlets have reported that the movie blockbuster Zootopia is dirving the demand for pet Fennec Foxes in China. I had a look at the exiting evidence (with the key support of coauthor Anita Wan) and come to some surprising conclusions in a blogpost for National Geographic! Read it … [Read more…]

The trouble with using synthetic rhino horn to stop poaching

In 2014, one rhino was killed every eight hours. That was in South Africa alone, where most of the world’s rhinos live. At this rate, rhino deaths may overtake births by 2016-2018, making the concept of the rhino’s extinction very real. Spurred by this grim prospect, governments, businesses and governmental organizations have discussed a wide … [Read more…]