Fake it till you save it? Synthetic animal parts pose a conservation conundrum

Twice a year, thousands of members of South Africa’s Nazareth Baptist Church clothe themselves in spots and walk to their holy grounds in KwaZulu-Natal province to take up a dance. Following the swell of horns and the pounding of a drum, more than 1,500 male dancers move together, their stamping feet and upraised arms swinging … Continue reading Fake it till you save it? Synthetic animal parts pose a conservation conundrum