Pangolins do not survive well in captivity. In fact, when seized by border authorities, their rescue often turns into a death sentence. But when a local NGO in China tried to save a handful of these seized pangolins by releasing them back into the wild, it stirred up a storm of controversy. Why is saving the pangolins such a thorny issue? Will the Chinese government’s recent ban on the trade and consumption of wildlife meat – a response to the coronavirus outbreak – do more to help these embattled, scaly mammals? What else can we do to stop their rapid disappearance?
Guests:
Kunda Dixit, Nepali Times
Wahyu Dhyatmika, Tempo.co
Elroi Yee, R.AGE Malaysia
Sophia Zhang, China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation
Xu Jiaming, the Pangolin Reports
Dr Tim Bonebrake, The University of Hong Kong
Astrid Andersson, The University of Hong Kong
Wander Meijer, Globescan
Production credits:
Executive producer and host: Marcy Trent Long
Producer and host: Bonnie Au
Assistant producer: Amber Hou
Sound engineer: Chris Wood
Intro/outro music: Alex Mauboussin
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