Can Asia end its uncontrolled consumption of wildlife? Here’s how North America did it a century ago
For immediate release ‐ June 18, 2020
Contact: Roland Kays, rwkays@ncsu.edu. Images available upon request
It was a dark time for animals. Poaching was rampant. Wild birds and mammals were being slaughtered by the thousands. An out-of-control wildlife trade was making once-common animals hard to find and pushing rare species into extinction.
This is the story of North America a century ago, and of Asia today. But there was a surprise ending in America, and I believe there could be one in Asia.
Full article, by Head of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences’ Biodiversity Lab, Roland Kays:
https://theconversation.com/can-asia-end-its-uncontrolled-consumption-of-wildlife-heres-how-north-america-did-it-a-century-ago-137343