{UAH} FW: Animals: A hotbed of bird poaching, the dark side of wildlife tourism, and more

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Subject: Animals: A hotbed of bird poaching, the dark side of wildlife tourism, and more

 

Plus: Poaching is threatening the shy, elusive pangolin.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  

 

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In this edition: Read about how shy, elusive pangolins are being threatened by poaching, hear about a hotbed of songbird poaching, uncover the dark side of wildlife tourism, and much more.

Hidden Pain      Suffering unseen: The dark truth behind wildlife tourism Captive wild animal encounters are hugely popular, thanks partly to social media. But our investigation shows many creatures lead dismal lives. Read On SHARE

Poached      Poaching is sending the shy, elusive pangolin to its doom The small animals, whose scales are coveted for use in Chinese medicine, are now among the world's most trafficked mammals. Learn More SHARE

Bird Trouble      Italy and Malta are hotbeds of songbird poaching. Meet the people fighting to stop it. Volunteers are squaring off against smugglers who traffic thousands of birds a year. Tell Me More       Threatened      Half of all amphibian species at risk of extinction, including 1,000 poorly-known ones The total includes 3,200 species whose existence is threatened by human activities like development and pollution. Read On

Behind the scenes of globe-spanning stories on pangolins and wildlife tourism Writers Rachael Bale and Natasha Daly traveled around the world for two major pieces on pangolins and wildlife tourism. Featured above is a behind-the-scenes photo from Bale's story, showing the caregiver "bending over with his pick, trying to dig up ants for the pangolin, which is trying to climb up his leg," Bale says. "The story behind that is actually the lede of my article, but the photo didn't make it in. Tamuda (the animal), who was rescued as a baby, was really bonded to his caregiver—his stand-in mother. While the caregiver was trying to show Tamuda how to dig for ants, Tamuda just wanted to be held." Both stories have been in the works for over a year. Daly traveled to six countries on four continents, spending three months in the field. The hardest part? "How difficult it was to uncover the truth in situations and with individuals where their entire intention was to conceal truth," she says. Also, "the sustained exposure to animal suffering."

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