Pangolins are the most internationally traded non-human animal on the planet. There are eight species of pangolin found in Asia and Africa and all are threatened with extinction. This is a Sunda pangolin which is found across SE Asia. 
Pangolins are hunted both for their meat and for their scales which are used in traditional Chinese medicine. Pangolin scales are made of keratin, the same as our hair and nails, and have no medicinal qualities.
Despite the fact that international trade of all 8 species of pangolin has been banned since 2016, they are still heavily trafficked around the planet. The Sunda pangolin is classes as Critically Endangered.
The @UniofOxford through the @oxmartinschool are working on a @NatGeo supported project to test the effectiveness of celebrities in a demand reduction campaign for pangolins in Vietnam, quantify online pangolin trade and…
…explore the potential effects of pangolin farming on demand and on wild populations. The research team is collaborating with Save Vietnam’s Wildlife, Sun Yat-Sen University, @FaunaFloraInt and @OfficialZSL to implement this project
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