Eaten to extinction

Sunda pangolin

DESPITE being an endangered species, pangolins are the world’s most trafficked mammal. Their meat is considered a delicacy in Southeast Asia, and their scales believed to have medicinal qualities. So pangolins are quite literally being eaten to extinction!

All eight species of pangolin are classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as threatened, and two are classified as critically endangered.