Pangolins: the world's most trafficked mammal

Our Broken Planet

Pangolins are solitary, elusive and shy creatures native to Africa and Asia - there is nothing else like them on Earth. However, they're facing extinction because their keratin scales are traded by the tonne in many countries.

In this episode of Wild Crimes we're uncovering the pangolin trade. Why is a single pangolin worth risking your life for? How have they become the world's most trafficked mammal? And will they disappear within our lifetimes? Join us to find out.

Pangolins have existing for more than 50 million years, but they could disappear within our lifetimes.

Enlisting experts around the world, we'll meet people who are risking their lives to protect nature.

Discover more with Museum Reseacher Dr Natalie Cooper, Professor Ray Jansen from Tshwane University of Technology, Cambridge University PhD candidate Charles Emogor and Dr Karin Lourens of Johannesbury Wildlife Veterinary Hospital.

To learn more about the pangolin trade and to support the Natural History Museum’s work, visit nhm.ac.uk/wildcrimes