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RE: Do wildlife tourism actually make people want to conserve nature? A new study suggest that it does!
Yikes, I wasn't aware of the fins. It's probably for a flimsy reason like why a lot of people want elephant tucks and so forth... magical remedy and such...well, elephant parts have real utility...but you know what I mean.. People are probably selling them and buying them for reasons that don't even make sense (not that I agree with those type of sales happening under any circumstances.) Good post, and of course! I enjoy reading about the kind of things you address in these articles. Very professional and educational.
Yeah, you're completely right. It's believed to cure cancer or something like that in China, so everyone wants it. It is also a symbol of wealth, so people will go and eat very expensive (and apparently pretty tasteless) shark fin soup to get healthy and show off their money.