May 21, 2022
Traditional medicine, ‘black magic’ threat to southern India’s slender loris populace
The use of its body parts in traditional medicine and “black magic” have become a threat to the existence of slender loris, wildlife researchers have noted. The researchers made the conclusion based on the analysis of the injuries found on the creatures in Bengaluru rescue centers over 18 years. Among the 139 rescued slender lorises—nocturnal primates found in southern India—researchers …