Use of Wild Animals and Plants

[Klipspringer]

I wonder what the impact of this muti business is on biodiversity?

Quite a lot of mammals are used by the traditional healers for spiritual/magical purpose.




Found this article: https://ethnobiomed.biomedcentral.com/a ... 019-0311-6

[Flutterby]

[Flutterby]

Just saw this post on FB.

William C. Mapasa is feeling disgusted
Yesterday at 12:27
Another Farm Killing & Mutilation

I am in shock, see photos early this morning of another slaughter of lions on a local farm in Limpopo, for the muti trade

In a similar way the ANC criminals are heartlessly dismantling our country of all its state organs, and stripping our people of their dignity. These poachers denigrate our ancestors by slaughtering and torturing these uniquely African animals that embody our essence as a people and as a culture...

If we let our animals be treated like this, can we expect any better treatment of black South Africans by the political poachers in the ANC? This horrific act brings bile to my throat, it is a bad omen for South Africans...and it’s no wonder our country is descending into hell

[Flutterby]

I'm not too sure what the ANC has to do with this but these are definitely muti-related killings.

[Richprins]

[Klipspringer]

Interesting article with numerous links here: https://africasustainableconservation.c ... th-africa/

Why the world needs to ensure wild species are used sustainably – a view from South Africa

[Lisbeth]

The article is mostly saying that the use of wild animals and plants is an economical resource in case of disasters, but it is not necessarily sustainable and if in some cases it may also be passed as sustainable, who controls that it is so?

[Peter Betts]

Unsustainable Muti trade ..competing with Bush Meat