Review
The use of endangered species in oriental medicines presents some of the most challenging issues in wildlife conservation today. Despite the protection from the Convention on International Trade in Endang-ered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, populations of already critically threatened animals have declined drastically since the mid 1980s, largely because of the medicinal trade. Prescription for Extinction presents the results of a research study initiated by TRAFFIC USA in the late 1980s to identify and analyze patented oriental medicines for sale in the United States and other countries, with a focus on the endangered and threatened species used in these medicines. Prescription for Extinction is an invaluable resource for conservationists, trade analysts, policy makers, researchers, and anyone concerned about the future of rhinos, tigers, bears, and other magnificent wild animals. -- Midwest Book Review
