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Book questions the future of pangolins, persecuted to feed human greed 19 April 2021 - 13:05 By Margaret von Klemperer Pangolins: Scales of Injustice by Richard Peirce. Image: Supplied
Pangolins: Scales of Injustice
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The pangolin must be nature’s oddest mammal. It has been on this earth for 80 million years and is the only mammal with scales, something that keeps it safe from almost all predators, except for one – humans, who have, of course, been around for a lot less time.
There are eight species of pangolin in the world, four in Africa and four in Asia, and all are vulnerable to human greed. Both meat and scales are sought-after in the Far East, and in 2019 alone, 97 tonnes of pangolin scales that were being illegally traded were intercepted. That represents almost 2,000 dead pangolins – and you can bet it was just the tip of the iceberg.
Lions, Bones & Bullets to Screen at Monte-Carlo TV Festival
Lions, Bones & Bullets, narrated by Peter Egan (
Harry Potter,
Chariots of Fire).
The character-driven doc feature, produced by Jagged Peak Films, reveals the underbelly of what the world thought was “lion trophy hunting” but in reality, is the mass production, commercialization and domestication of Africa’s wildlife for traditional Chinese medicine. Told through an adventure story, author Richard Peirce travels from lion farms in South Africa to dealers in Southeast Asia to uncover the elaborate wildlife con. The film also explores realistic alternatives.
Lions, Bones & Bullets will screen on June 21 at 7 p.m. in the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco.