[Elizabeth Freer]

Hope for CITIES protection and stiff penalties for trafficing "stiff" geckos.

[norea]

The geckos, popular as pets in Asia, have long been used as traditional medicine for illnesses such as diabetes, asthma, skin disease and cancer, the report said. Their carcasses are dried up and ground into powder for consumption. In some parts of Asia, Tokay wine or whisky is consumed to boost energy.

can they really with those illnesses...

[photowildz]

Apparently there is some evidence (that tokay extract does treat things like diabetes asthma etc), maybe more than there is for rhino horn for example. BUT, the frustrating thing is that whether its true or not doesnt really matter. What matters is that people believe it, ridiculous (to most of us) or not. The hard thing is convincing people of this.....Check out this article

Penyelundupan 6,75 Ton Tokek Kering Digagalkan | Republika Online

Nearly7 tons of dried tokays going to Hong Kong, and thats just one shipment form one range state.....its bloody scary.