Two US women arrested for selling rare animal parts

Earlier this week, the US district court in Minnesota charged Pa Lor and Tia Lee Yang of selling products made from rare animals, such as elephants, leopards, leaf monkeys and weasels.
Local Fish and Wildlife Service agent Patrick Lund told the Associated Press that his organisation had become increasingly concerned "about international trade in raw endangered wildlife products" in the country. He added: "The market, which is fuelled by traditional Asian medicinal and cultural needs, is having a devastating effect on some of the world’s most critically endangered wildlife."  See the full article

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