Why coronavirus could help save China's endangered species

Paris (AFP) Feb 26, 2020

The novel coronavirus outbreak in China may end up saving one of the world's most trafficked animals after Beijing announced a total ban on the sale and consumption of the pangolin. The scaly mammal - listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (ICUN) as threatened with extinction - is a traditional delicacy across China and much of southeast Asia. Following research l