In this animal highlight Amanda talks about pangolins, one of the most trafficked animals in the world. She speaks about some of her concerns with One health flattening complexities before talking a bit about Stevie, a pangolin saved in South Africa. This content was originally aired in Season 5 of The Animal Turn Podcast.

 Featured: 

• Nicole Shukin, Animal Capital
• Stevie in a video on the Dodo rescued from the illegal wildlife trade
• Zimbabwe and Pangolins photoshoot
•  Helping to Save Pangolins from Extinction by Siew Choo, Sara Platto and W.S. Challender
• Coronavirus lockdowns increase poaching in Asia, Africa on AP News
• COVID-19 - A Blessing for Pangolins? on The Guardian
• What is a pangolin? on Save Pangolins. 

 

Credits:

• Claudia Hirtenfelder, producer and host 
• Amanda Bunten-Walberg, co-host
• Christiaan Mentz, sound editor and producer 
• Rebecca Shen, content producer and designer (logo and episode artwork)
• Gordon Clarke, bed music composer
• Learn more about the team here. 

 

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Thank you to the sponsors of the fifth season of The Animal Turn podcast, “Animals and Biosecurity,” where this animal highlight was originally aired 1 December 2022. They are: Animals in Philosophy, Politics, Law, and Ethics (A.P.P.L.E)

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