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Canapés to Extinction: The International Trade in Frogs' Legs and Its Ecological Impact
The Illegal Parrot Trade in Mexico: A Comprehensive Assessment
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In the Magazine
Things are looking up for threatened grizzlies—in some places
In the Magazine
In her cages are yellow-cheeked Amazons and orange-fronted parakeets—native Mexican parrots, caught in the wild. She doesn't want me to photograph them because they are illegal.
In the Magazine
In the back room, endangered pangolins—scaly, armored mammals native to Southeast Asia and parts of Africa—were being "processed." The armadillo-like animals were skinned; their valuable scales removed; organs, blood and fetuses separated out; and the remaining meat boiled.