Women walk with their donkeys in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. Buena Vista Images/GettyImages February 6, 2023 China’s demand for Africa’s donkeys is rising. Why it’s time to control the trade Lauren Johnston, South African Institute of International Affairs The demand for donkey hides to produce ejiao has led to a shortage of donkeys in China and increasingly worldwide.
Shutterstock November 18, 2022 We created the world’s first donkey embryo using IVF in a bid to save species from extinction Andres Gambini, The University of Queensland The embryo is frozen in liquid nitrogen until a suitable female donkey is found to grow it into a baby.
Donkey carries water for pastoralists in Marsabit, Kenya. Kandukuru Nagarjun/Flickr March 1, 2020 Why Kenya has banned the commercial slaughter of donkeys Monicah Maichomo, Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organisation Ejiao, a traditional Chinese medicine, is what’s driving demand for donkey skins the most. It consists of gelatin that is extracted from boiled donkey hides.