Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2013 4:23:05 GMT
Two of the four species of Asian pangolins are endangered, and the other two are threatened. One of the main causes is the completely illegal trade in their scales, which form a supposed cure for all sorts of ailments, and their meat.
Although trade in pangolins and their parts is banned under international law, a flourishing black market exists in South East Asia. Pangolins are captured and kept alive in brutally cramped conditions while they are smuggled between and within countries. Those that haven’t already died of hunger, thirst or fear are then killed for their valuable parts.
Vietnam is included in the range of the two most threatened species – the Sundra pangolin and the Chinese pangolin. It is also one of the countries with a market for pangolin parts.
These innocuous little animals should not shoved over the edge of extinction for the sake of a luxury meat and an ineffective medicine.
Tell Vietnam to crack down on the pangolin trade.
Although trade in pangolins and their parts is banned under international law, a flourishing black market exists in South East Asia. Pangolins are captured and kept alive in brutally cramped conditions while they are smuggled between and within countries. Those that haven’t already died of hunger, thirst or fear are then killed for their valuable parts.
Vietnam is included in the range of the two most threatened species – the Sundra pangolin and the Chinese pangolin. It is also one of the countries with a market for pangolin parts.
These innocuous little animals should not shoved over the edge of extinction for the sake of a luxury meat and an ineffective medicine.
Tell Vietnam to crack down on the pangolin trade.
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