Howard Hsu traveled to Burma last spring to report on China’s growing trade with Burma, which is rapidly depleting forests and has created a thriving trade in exotic animals such as tigers, pangolins, and asiatic black bears. Watch video on Frontline/World, and read more about endangered animal poaching throughout Southeast Asia.

The Demand for Poaching in Burma
The poaching trade in Burma is spurred by the demand for poached animal products in nearby China. Read article.

Recent Pangolin Smuggling Ring Crackdowns in Indonesia and China
Pangolin poaching isn’t limited to Burma–in fact, these tiny endangered, armored anteaters are in high demand as folk medicine and handbags. Recent busts hint at the Indonesian and Chinese governments taking the situation seriously:

China gives suspended death sentences to pangolin smugglers
Warehouse full of pangolins found in crackdown 98 live pangolins found in raid
June 2008 meeting spurs Asian nations to take pangolin smuggling seriously