In 1929, the hunting of chinchillas – a rodent endemic to South America – was banned, as a century of ruthless harvesting had rendered the species “commercially extinct.” What was the upshot?

Chinchillas are currently protected under the Washington Convention, and it is prohibited to capture and trade wild chinchillas for commercial purposes.

Chinchillas are so fluffy because they come ... They are herbivorous, which means they don’t eat meat. In the wild, they eat grasses, leaves, barks and cactus fruits, but for pets, 95 per ...