Balancing African cultural demands and wildlife conservation

Balancing African cultural demands and wildlife conservation

Displayed on stalls in the herbs section of Harare’s main farmers’ market in Mbare is anything from animal skins, skulls, bones, claws, dung, furs, scales, fat and various other paraphernalia. As they try to lure customers, the stallholders claim they have something for any condition, from backache to erectile dysfunction to cancer, HIV/Aids and everything in-between. They also claim they can make people rich, powerful, feared, lucky or anything…