Episode #119: Pangolins!

In this episode, we highlight one of the world’s most unusual and trafficked animals, the pangolin. I sit-down with wildlife conservation professional, Lauren Ayres. She’s the pangolin conservation coordinator for the Global Conservation Force (GFC) and currently an educator at one of the nation’s most reputable zoos. We discuss pangolins, the Coronavirus, illegal wildlife trade, the ethics of wet markets, and why we should conserve the world’s only scaly mammal. Other topics include Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ and Lauren’s early beginnings at a big cat rescue.For more information, please visit: https://www.laurenayres.com Follow Lauren on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenswildlifeGlobal Conservation Force: https://globalconservationforce.orgSources and links for further reading:Preliminary reports (Not peer reviewed/published; may be under journal/peer review):https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jmv.25731https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982220303602https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.02.17.951335v1https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.16.993816v2.abstractSummary of findings (compiled by journalists &/or scientists):https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200317175442.htmhttps://theconversation.com/coronavirus-origins-genome-analysis-suggests-two-viruses-may-have-combined-134059https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-chinas-bat-woman-hunted-down-viruses-from-sars-to-the-new-coronavirus1/https://news.mongabay.com/2020/03/conservationists-set-the-record-straight-on-covid-19s-wildlife-links/?fbclid=IwAR15mMAonbsAT34uwdA2wsQkiW2YmB56k25XFNOES5oZSkT_o9ak-mXR4QUhttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00548-wFollow Corbin MaxeyWebsite: https://corbinmaxey.com YouTube: https://goo.gl/ZbuBnRInstagram: https://goo.gl/NDYWFF Twitter: https://goo.gl/F4zVfNFacebook: https://goo.gl/ZsE1SP TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/prvYxR/Support the show! https://www.patreon.com/animalstothemaxGoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-support-corbin039s-animals