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Chinese environmentalists work to expand population of endangered pangolins | South China Morning Post

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Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, China has stepped up legal protections for pangolins, one of the world’s most endangered animals which are in high demand in part because their scales are used in traditional Chinese medicine. Some environmentalists in China are now working to build the country’s pangolin population, orga…

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