Channel: BBC Earth

Category: Pets & Animals

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Description: In China, Maria joins forces with Angelababy, one of the country's biggest megastars. She is taking a bold approach to addressing the demand for pangolin products. Subscribe: bit.ly/BBCEarthSub #NaturalWorld #BBCEarth Watch more: Planet Earth bit.ly/PlanetEarthPlaylist Blue Planet bit.ly/BluePlanetPlaylist Planet Earth II bit.ly/PlanetEarthIIPlaylist Planet Dinosaur bit.ly/PlanetDinosaurPlaylist Natural World: Pangolins - The World's Most Wanted Animal The endearing pangolin is a little-known scaly mammal. Found in Africa and Asia, these shy creatures have an unfortunate tagline - they are the most poached and illegally trafficked animals in the world. Based in Namibia, conservationist Maria Diekmann rescues and rehabilitates her local pangolins. In a bid to better understand the global issues they are facing, we follow Maria to Vietnam, Thailand and China into the very heart of the crisis, where demand for pangolin products is greatest. In what turns out to be an emotional journey, Maria joins forces with a Chinese megastar to build a campaign to bring awareness to the plight of an animal most people have never even heard of. Welcome to BBC EARTH! The world is an amazing place full of stories, beauty and natural wonder. Here you'll find 50 years worth of entertaining and thought-provoking natural history content. Dramatic, rare, and exclusive, nature doesn't get more exciting than this. Want to share your views with the team? Join our BBC Studios Voice: bbcstudiosvoice.com/register This is a commercial page from BBC Studios. Service information and feedback: bbcworldwide.com/vod-feedback--contact-details.aspx