News Headline
Manta Rays Endangered by Sudden Demand from Chinese Medicine
Source
Scientific American
Publication Date
2012-01-18
Demand for the gills of manta and mobula rays has risen dramatically in the past 10 years for use in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), even though they were not historically used for this purpose, a team of researchers from the conservation organizations Shark Savers and WildAid has discovered.