Antelope also in danger

1995/08/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Ekologia

Kazakhstan's antelope is in danger. It is not the first time the same news has been published, but according to the latest data provided by TRAFFIC, a situation has never occurred more serious than the current one. Illegal hunting threatens the antelope.

Hunters work in the dark of the night and have the protection of their authorities. Four years ago, about 10 million antelopes lived in the northern steppe. At present, however, his residence is limited to the taiga of Kazakhstan, while the number of antelope is only one million copies.

Antelope hunting has as its main objective the branch of the animals, which shows us proud the grains of the upper figure. These branches go to the Chinese market where they are mainly used in medicine.