Tipping the scales: what it takes to babysit the most trafficked animal

Last year, Singaporean officials recovered at least 25 tons of pangolin scales on two ships destined for the Far East – calculating that almost 40,000 dead pangolins were needed to supply this volume of scales.

Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images Last year, Singaporean officials recovered at least 25 tons of pangolin scales on two ships destined for the Far East – calculating that almost 40,000 dead pangolins were needed to supply this volume of scales.

The future of pangolins may look grim, but a lucky few get a second crack at life and freedom.

We join the people doing the hard yards for one of the world’s most threatened animals.

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