Ngaka – pangolin in English – is the most trafficked mammal in the world due to high demand for its scales and claws in traditional medicine.
We’ve lost a million pangolins over the past decade, while global populations have declined by 80% in the last 20 years.
Pangolins in Malawi have the highest level of protection under the National Parks and Wildlife Act – the penalty for capturing, possessing, transport or selling pangolins is up to 30 years in prison. Our new short film follows a family when they get caught on the wrong side of the law.