https://www.scmp.com/rss/502282/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The world’s most trafficked mammal is a solitary anteater resembling an artichoke: the pangolin. Prized for its scales, particularly for use in traditional Chinese medicine, this quiet animal is at the centre of a sophisticated, multimillion-dollar supply chain across Africa and Asia, run by networks of criminal syndicates. “Roughly 50 tonnes of illegal African pangolin scales have been seized globally in the last four months,” says Peter Knights, the chief executive of WildAid. “In shipments... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3030540/pangolins-multimillion-dollar-animal-faces-extinction?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3030540/pangolins-multimillion-dollar-animal-faces-extinction?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Sep 2019 02:15:13 +0000