{"id":1940,"date":"2019-01-07T17:36:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T17:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=1940"},"modified":"2019-01-07T18:01:41","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T18:01:41","slug":"the-donkey-could-become-an-endangered-species-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/the-donkey-could-become-an-endangered-species-in-nigeria","title":{"rendered":"The donkey could become an endangered species in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"??The donkey could become an endangered species in Nigeria l Al Jazeera English\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GOCIgG-MRT0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The donkey could soon become an endangered species in northern\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/nigeria.html\">Nigeria<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds are sold for slaughter in rural markets every week as the demand for their meat and hides grows.<\/p>\n<p>One MP is pushing for a new law to protect the remaining stock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The donkey could soon become an endangered species in northern\u00a0Nigeria. 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