Ko Aung with his Asiatic black bears in Taungoo, Bago Region, on June 30. (Hkun Lat | Frontier)
Ko Aung with his Asiatic black bears in Taungoo, Bago Region, on June 30. (Hkun Lat | Frontier)

Out of the wild: Myanmar’s controversial plan to harvest endangered species

Legalising commercial farming of rare species will undercut poachers, says Myanmar’s Forest Department, but conservationists expect the move to lead to increased demand.

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