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Endangered: The Democratic Republic of the Congo burnt pangolin scales and ivory in 2018 in Kinshasa in a bid to stop the illegal trade. (John Wessels/AFP)
AFRICA

Lethal remedy: Concern over African trade in traditional Chinese medicine that contains threatened species

The Environmental Investigation Agency, an international NGO, says growing demand is a prescription for disaster for some endangered animals such as leopards, pangolins and rhinos

  • Tunicia Phillips
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