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Updates on the small animal veterinarian raising awareness of the illegal wildlife trade; the former veterinarian now specialist medical oncologist at the forefront of melanoma research in Australia; and a global win for Aussie animal biotechnology company VetChip.
Two international conferences dealing with the crisis of the natural world have just ended, both hollowed out by corporate greed. Next is COP15. Don’t hold your breath.
Namibia and Zimbabwe are likely to exploit the loopholes created by the UN wildlife trade organisation’s conflicting advisories on the export of elephants.
A company started manufacturing fake rhino horns in 2015 to stop the illegal poaching of the animal.
The claim: Company 3D-printed fake rhino horns, plans to combat poaching Non-profits continue to search for an effective way to stop illegal rhino poaching, which has left most of the species critically endangered. One widespread social media post claims a biotech company found the solution. "A biotech startup has managed to 3-D print fake rhino horns that carry the same genetic fingerprint as the actual horn," the caption of an image shared May 27 on Facebook read. The caption said the company, which they don't identify by name, "plans to flood (the) Chinese rhino horn market" at a f...