Cape Verde

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.

Anchor Marco Werman offers a taste of a posthumous release by the late Cape Verdean legend Cesaria Evora.

Mayra Andrade is often compared to the late, great singer Cesária Ã?vora. She’s certainly one of Cape Verde’s brightest musical stars with a voice that sounds like steel swaddled in soft cotton.

Anchor Marco Werman pays tribute to the Cape Verdean singer Cesária Ã?vora, who died this weekend.