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Study: Chinese Singaporeans lack awareness over TCM remedy
Many who use products made from antelope horn do not know animal is critically endangered
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Felicia Choo
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One-fifth of Chinese Singaporeans use products derived from a critically endangered species of antelope, but many do not know about its conservation status, based on findings from local research.
The silver lining for the remaining 120,000 or so saigas roaming the steppes of Central Asia is that demand for such products here has stabilised or declined, following trade restrictions, said traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) shops.
