Pangolin Poachers

The pangolin is the most illegally traded mammal on Earth, and is being pushed to the brink of extinction.  Poachers seek it for its flesh and scales, prized by practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine in China and Vietnam.  iLCP Fellow Paul Hilton goes to the source of this black market, documenting the poachers of pangolins in Indonesia.  Click here for the full article on our iLCP National Geographic Voices blog.

Pangolins are displayed before being sold onto the black market. The illegal wildlife trade is estimated at US$19 billion per year. Photo: Paul Hilton for WildAid