Poachers are taking advantage of the latest fashion trend to turn Tibetan antelope into expensive scarves. It takes four Tibetan antelopes to make a single opulent wrap, also referred to as a shahtoosh, and the hunt is decimating antelope populations throughout the country. Over the past century, conservationists have measured a 90 percent drop in antelope numbers, mostly due to increasing wool demands. Experts believe there was once a million antelope that roamed the Tibetan landscape, but...
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