Dried Geckos in Hong Kong
Most traditional dried food stores in Western District on Hong Hong Island have dried geckos for sale. Mostly in pairs of a male and a female tied together. Apparently they became more populair because of unfounded claims that they are a cure against HIV/AIDS, cancer and other illnesses. The trade in geckos from Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines has skyrocketed in recent years and there is a real danger the animal becomes extinct. The usual story here. You claim that some animal part helps against any terrible disease or boosts your sex-drive and you are in business.
© Kees Metselaar Hong Kong 2011
Labels: aids/hiv, china, hong kong, lizard, tokay gecko, traditional
posted by Kees Metselaar at 2:00 PM
1 Comments:
Hah -- i never realised those were Tokay geckos! here's what i wrote about all that trading in endangered wildlife (incl those geckos) in last Monday's IHT http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/02/business/global/as-affluence-spreads-so-does-the-trade-in-endangered-species.html?scp=1&sq=tokay&st=cse
Happy New Year!
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