Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst say a naturally occurring compound secreted by the skin of donkeys can effectively repel the most common human-biting tick. In fact, they assert ...

Africa has become a major source for donkey skin trade threatening the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers. [File, Standard] A new report has revealed the growing toll of the global donkey ...

Enter the donkey. The sebaceous glands of donkeys secrete a compound known as (E)-2-octenal from their skin. A small field study last year showed that volunteers wearing a slow-release device that ...

The Donkey Sanctuary has joined forces with Emirates to highlight the risks posed by the transportation of donkey skins in air cargo. Working together, The Donkey Sanctuary and Emirates have ...

The high demand for donkey skin in the Far East is the latest threat facing the beast of burden in the country amid a sharp drop in their numbers. According to Brooke East Africa, an organisation ...