Behind the scenes

Claude L?vi-Strauss in Savage Mind points out that in many cultures it is belived that a person can acquiore the characteristics of an animal by consuming it. It is this belief that drives the far eastern trade in wildlife, an illegal traffic in animals that are large, powerful, phallic, fecund and long-lived. Field conservationists of the Wildlife Conservation Society now argue that the single biggest threat to wildlife in Asia is hunting for the wildlife trade. Others make the pragmatic argument: legalize the trade and at least make some money (for conservation) from the demise of a species. I believe such arguments are irresponsible.

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