Hong Kong shops defy ban on trade in pangolin scales

March 22, 2018 2:02 PM

HONG KONG (AFP) – On a winding Hong Kong street where shops keep a dizzying array of dried produce, one highly valued ingredient is still being sold despite being subject to an international ban: deep-fried scales of endangered pangolins.

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