Launched in 2019, the project builds on the expertise and knowledge of local reporters and the reach of their local news organisations to bring these transnational crimes to the attention of local readers and the wider global audiences. The complexity of the trade makes cross-border collaboration among journalists imperative.
Initial funding for this project is provided by ADMCF, with an additional grant from the Africa-China Reporting Project of The University of Witwatersrand in South Africa.
The Pangolin Reports Updates
Hong Kong
August 12, 2021
ADMCF
“In recent years, researchers estimate a pangolin was poached every 21 minutes to fuel the illegal trade in Hong Kong alone. Globally, a pangolin is poached from the wild every 5 minutes.” #BetheChange: Tipping the ...
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Global, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Regional, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
June 15, 2020
Lisa Genasci
I am writing this amidst the current global public health crisis. We’ve shut down our economies and moved indoors in response. At ADMCF, we have been reflecting on what we can learn from this challenging moment and the role of ...
Regional
June 18, 2019
Sophie le Clue
Little known, massively trafficked and facing extinction because of the scales meant to protect it. The pangolin is a remarkable creature, not least because of its unusual biology and character, but also because despite being ...
