Nguyễn Văn Thái (second, left) during one of his trips to release pangolins into the wild. — Save Vietnam's Wildlife
HANOI (AFP): A Vietnamese conservationist working to save pangolins from the devastating multi-billion-dollar wildlife trade won a prestigious award Tuesday (June 15) for his role in rescuing over a thousand of one of the world's most endangered creatures.
Highly prized in China and Southeast Asia for their flesh, pangolins are seen as a delicacy for the mistaken belief that they can cure anything from impotence to cancer.
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