We hear about dog meat in restaurants in China and Vietnam, but we don’t often hear about people eating cat meat. But Vietnamese officials are trying to clamp down on that country’s burgeoning market for cat meat. That story and more in today’s Global Scan.We hear about dog meat in restaurants in China and Vietnam, but we don’t often hear about people eating cat meat. But Vietnamese officials are trying to clamp down on that country’s burgeoning market for cat meat. That story and more in today’s Global Scan.
The latest threat to the safety of endangered species may just be the cell phone in your pocket. Poachers are using the geo-location data in phones to find and then kill endangered rhinos and other highly sought species.The latest threat to the safety of endangered species may just be the cell phone in your pocket. Poachers are using the geo-location data in phones to find and then kill endangered rhinos and other highly sought species.