成人快手

Has the coronavirus pandemic curbed China's appetite for exotic wildlife? Its literal appetite, that is - for eating wild animals, not keeping them as pets. Snakes, wild cats, pangolins, frogs and bears have formed part of some wealthier Chinese diets. Even after the onset of the virus in China, 30,000 people were reported to have been injected with bear bile as an attempted cure, such is the strength of belief in traditional Chinese medicine.

Many of the markets that sold exotic animals were closed down, post-Covid. So have habits changed?

The 成人快手's Paul Henley has been talking to Grace Gabriel, regional director for Asia at the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

Photo shows: Long-tailed pangolin, Manis tetradactyla, Congo, DRC, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Credit: Science Photo Library