
A vendor stands behind sticks of seahorses and scorpions waiting to be deep fried as snacks in Beijing. Seahorses have been fished to the point of extinction for the traditional Chinese medicine market, but an Irish company says its goal is to help save the endangered species by cultivating seahorses born in captivity for the growing aquarium market.Jun 24, 2003
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