US EditionWhy North Korea Is Eating Its Wild Animals to the Verge of Extinction
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Why North Korea is eating its wild animals to the verge of extinction
North Korea’s starving population is hunting its wildlife, including tigers and leopards, to survive. As per a new study, nearly every mammal ‘larger than a hedgehog’ is being targeted for consumption or trade. Animals including Amur tiger and leopard, bears, otters, deer and the long-tailed goral are being used by North Koreans. But why?
Because of their hunger and poverty, North Koreans hunt all kinds of mammals – even the Siberian tigers threatened with extinction. Kim Jong-un's regime also benefits from the trade in wildlife.
Luxury for the dictator, desperation for the people: in North Korea, people from bare hunger are to hunt and eat protected animals. A new study reveals how deep the country is in misery and how the regime itself deserves it.
Due to the economic crisis and food shortages in North Korea, wildlife trafficking is becoming increasingly common. Recent research by scientists reveals the enormous scale of the problem. To survive, residents of the country ruled by Kim Jong-un are hunting strictly protected species such as tigers and bears, reports The Telegraph.
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