Wild Hope: Pangolin Protectors
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Despite growing up near Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, Elias Mubobo had never seen a pangolin until he started working there as a vet. Now he helps rehabilitate rescued pangolins and educate the surrounding community about them.
Did you know?
Pangolins are the only scaled mammals on earth, but their scales have made them the most trafficked mammal in the world. Hundreds of thousands are illegally trafficked each year, with their scales sold for use in traditional medicine.
Pangolin Protectors came out of NEWF partnering with Gorongosa to run the African Science Film Fellowship, a year-long project with 12 African filmmakers, including Augusto Bila. The fellowship was backed by HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, who produced the Oscar-nominated documentary All That Breathes.
The film screened as part of Wild Hope, Tangled Bank’s series highlighting change-makers restoring wild places.
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