This is more than just a story of a ban. It's a story of survival,. of a species and an age-old custom, and calls for more scrutiny into a covert trade that goes unnoticed.
The underfur of the endangered Tibetan antelope is used to make shahtoosh. Over 40 years ago, it was outlawed. However, it is still worn, sold, and woven.
Journalists from India, Pakistan, Nepal, and the United Arab Emirates are involved in this investigation through Asian Dispatch. They discovered a worldwide network that extends from the Himalayas to upscale stores in Dubai and Lahore wedding collections.
The project is supported by the Earth Journalism Network’s Biodiversity Media Initiative and calls for urgent collaboration across borders to dismantle this trade.
Asian Dispatch
This is more than just a story of a ban. It's a story of survival,. of a species and an age-old custom, and calls for more scrutiny into a covert trade that goes unnoticed.
The underfur of the endangered Tibetan antelope is used to make shahtoosh. Over 40 years ago, it was outlawed. However, it is still worn, sold, and woven.
Journalists from India, Pakistan, Nepal, and the United Arab Emirates are involved in this investigation through Asian Dispatch. They discovered a worldwide network that extends from the Himalayas to upscale stores in Dubai and Lahore wedding collections.
The project is supported by the Earth Journalism Network’s Biodiversity Media Initiative and calls for urgent collaboration across borders to dismantle this trade.
Read the full report here: www.asiandispatch.net/in-the-shadows-the-shahtoosh…
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