Youths assume role in wildlife protection

Possible cause: According to some preliminary research, pangolins were suspected to have a connection with the coronavirus. — AFP

CHANGSHA: In the eyes of most young Chinese, wild animals are no longer associated with delicacies, nutrition or wealth like their elders used to believe. Instead, they think the eating habit is unhealthy, barbaric and even despicable.

During the prolonged stay-at-home winter break due to the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak in China, Zhang Zilin, a 24-year-old woman in south China’s Shenzhen, felt obliged to take action.