China postpones lifting rhino, tiger parts ban
Rhinos are hunted for their horns which are considered to bring health benefits, despite no scientific evidence (AFP Photo/WIKUS DE WET)/ China appeared to backtrack on a controversial decision to lift a ban on trading tiger bones and rhinoceros horns, saying it has been postponed, state media reported Monday. The State Council, China's cabinet, unexpectedly announced last month that it would allow the sale of rhino and tiger products under "special circumstances", a move conservationists likened to signing a death warrant for the ...
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