I was lucky to be part of the last episode of the latest episode of the BBC’s Podcast “Costing the Earth“, which is dedicated to the impact of Chinese Traditional Medicine on Wildlife Trade. I talked about the potential impacts of the expansion of the use of Traditional Chinese Medicine around the world and the … [Read more…]
Last July I wrote and article on the potential problems around the production and sale of synthetic rhino as a solution for the rhino poaching crisis. Now this article has been translated into Spanish and republished in the magazine of the Iberian Zoo Keepers Association (AICAS). I am grateful for their interest in my work … [Read more…]
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…]