Inside a metal vault here in rural Vietnam is a creature believed to be the most trafficked mammal in the world. No sounds come from its cage. No squeaks or howls. A padlocked door creaks open to reveal an animal that seems far too unassuming to be traded by the ton.

    It looks like a ...

    "Dragon,” I say.

    "Artichoke,” says a colleague.

    "His name is P8," a researcher says.

    But everyone calls him Lucky.

    If you hear his story it's easy to understand why.



_refugee_:

Really enjoying this article, but

    Pangolin Rehab has been relatively successful with a combination of frozen ants (25%), soy (35%) and silkworm larvae (50%).

This does not maths.

Besides that, this article is really sad. :(


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