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Title
Pangolins
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Peirce, Richard (author)
Subject
Pangolins--Conservation (LCSH)
Pangolins--Effect of poaching on (LCSH)
Wild animal trade--Africa (LCSH)
Epidemics--Economic aspects (LCSH)
Wildlife rescue--Africa (LCSH)
COVID-19 (Disease) (LCSH)
Poaching--Africa (LCSH)
Mammals (LCSH)
Language
English (eng)
Illustrative Content
illustrations
portraits
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Geographic Coverage
Classification
LCC: QL737.P5 P45 2021 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
Content
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Summary
The most trafficked wild mammal in the world' - so scream the headlines. The burgeoning international trade in these mammals means all eight of the world's pangolin species (four African and four Asian species) are under threat of extinction. However, the global Covid-19 pandemic has now shone a new light on the trade: pangolins have been named as possible vectors for the coronavirus to travel from their bat hosts into humans. In southeast Asian 'wet markets' multiple wild animals are indiscriminately stacked in small cages, one on top of the other, their bodily fluids mingling unchecked, thus providing just the required pathways for transmission of disease. In Pangolins - Scales of Injustice, Richard Peirce introduces readers to this enigmatic and discreetly charming mammal. He pieces together the likely history of a pangolin poached in Zimbabwe and brought to Johannesburg to be traded. Readers accompany an agent of the African Pangolin Working Group on a real-life sting operation to rescue the animal and capture the traffickers; and follow the subsequent rehabilitation and release of the animal into the wild. Peirce unpacks the methods and terrifying statistics of the trade, describes visiting markets and restaurants in southeast Asia, explains the links between wildlife and Covid-19, and details China's response to the unfolding drama of the pandemic
Table Of Contents
Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 ZAMBEZI
ch. 1 An unlikely hero
ch. 2 Matabeleland
ch. 3 For the love of animals
ch. 4 Temminck's pangolin
ch. 5 Capture, tip-off, sting
ch. 6 Rehabilitation, rest and recovery
ch. 7 Freedom in a new home
pt. 2 TSWALU
ch. 8 A new beginning
ch. 9 Pangolin tales
pt. 3 CHINA & SOUTHEAST ASIA
ch. 10 Ineffective and ignored
ch. 11 China's virus?
pt. 4 SCALES OF INJUSTICE
ch. 12 Biology, history and symbolism
ch. 13 `Most trafficked mammal in the world'
ch. 14 The future.
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Peirce, Richard Pangolins
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Date: 2021-09-15
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Date: 2024-06-03T11:14:09
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Date: 2024-08-03T05:09:56.781075-04:00
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Description Language: English
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Pangolins