Asia

700 euros: what a kilo of pangolin scales costs, the most trafficked mammal in the world

It became the first animal identified as a candidate to be the intermediate host of the coronavirus before moving on to humans.

Its meat is a delicacy in some remote areas of China and Vietnam, and its scales, demanded in traditional medicine, are highly valued in Nigeria.

A pangolin attacked by a dog in the hands of a Taiwanese shelter keeper.