A truck near the Burmese-Chinese border. Credit: Patrick Boehler Today, we’re extremely proud to share episode one of Sustainable Asia’s podcast series on the Pangolin Reports. Executive producer Marcy Trent Long and her team worked with our reporters Xu Jiaming and Tin Htet Paing as they retraced pangolin smuggling routes in Myanmar. Listen to the first…
Researchers in Guangzhou said pangolins are a possible “intermediate host” of the novel coronavirus that has killed more than 630 people in China. We’re looking into their findings and will share more detailed information as soon as possible. Read here our report at Myanmar Now, and the South China Morning Post’s report. Here’s our report…
Our colleagues Karen Zhang and Xu Jiaming published their investigation into a Chinese wildlife smuggling syndicate. According to court documents in mainland China, the group smuggled at least three shipments of more than four tonnes of pangolin scales worth 3.8 million yuan (US$547,500) from Nigeria to China, with the cargo going through South Korea and…
劳力行中醫師多年來在香港、中國大陸和歐美的大小會議上，一再倡議停止穿山甲鱗片入藥。
中国女子卧底非洲亚野味市场：尼日利亚西南港口城市拉各斯小渔村可以轻松买到穿山甲，尼日利亚商人讲中文、用微信推销穿山甲生意，微信下单次日送货上门，来自中国的消费导致当地穿山甲处于危险境地。凤凰周刊记者卢伊为我们带来的故事。
A young female pangolin that was recently rescued from smugglers has died Saturday, 1 June, in Guangdong, China. Its rescue and death once again highlighted the debate on the handling of pangolins intercepted from traffickers. Our reporter Jiaming brings you the full story that reflects the urgency and challenges in rescuing trafficked wildlife. 6月1日下午，穿山甲“沒動”突然沒了力氣，在籠舍邊網向下攀爬時，需要用頭抵住身體，緩慢地移動。 工作人員緊急叫車，試圖將這隻幼年雌性穿山甲從廣東清遠的康復小院送往60公里外廣州市的動物醫院。但是，晚上高峰時間路上堵車，躺在塑料箱裡的小“沒動”奄奄一息，晚上八點半時，在醫院被正式宣布死亡。…
Fears have been raised that tonnes of illegally hoarded pangolin scales in Hong Kong have been smuggled to mainland China after it was revealed the city has issued just one licence for possession. Government records reveal a solitary permit has been handed out for 350kg of the endangered mammal’s scales since a global ban on…
What is China’s role in the illicit trade? China is the world’s largest consumer of pangolin parts, especially the scales, which are used for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The depletion of the local species, Chinese pangolins, has led to an influx of both legally imported and smuggled pangolin scales into China from Africa and Southeast…