The rarest fabric on Earth : The once-endangered vicuna is thriving in the Peruvian Andes, thanks to a bold plan to sustainably gather and sell its valuable fleece – and give locals a stake in its survival. Picture shows - the Vicuna being sheared. Individual vicunas can only be sheared every two years (modern research has shown that vicunas can be sheared this often without causing them harm).
“We’re selecting animals that are appropriate… shearing them and then releasing them,” said Victor Cotrina, head of the Lucanas community vicuna project. “We’re also doing a health check for all the vicunas… This is the only chance we have to carry out this kind of work.”
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