Meet Hongxiang Huang, "AGENT C" who goes undercover to expose illegal poaching and the sale of wildlife parts in the black markets. From exposing the elephant ivory ring-leaders in Africa, trafficking of jaguars in Brazil, to the most trafficked mammal in the world in East Asia: Pangolins, "Agent C" talks about going undercover and working with local law enforcements and officials to lead to arrests and closures.We also discuss his organization's efforts to raise awareness to change the perceptions in China, since they're one of the biggest markets/consumers. His work is detailed in THE END GAME: PANGOLINS - EXPOSING THE RAMPANT PANGOLIAN TRADE. This documentary has been the most in-depth investigative film about pangolin trafficking and has captured footage that has not been shown to the world before, which reveal the brutality of the pangolin trade. The sweet, shy & docile pangolin is the world's most trafficked mammal, & is now critically endangered. In one single market, about 10 live pangolins are sold & killed everyday on average. They are used for meat & for "medicinal potions". Agent C's investigations revealed almost all major restaurants & souvenir shops sell pangolin & pangolin scales upon request.

Hongxiang Huang is an ivory Researcher for international organizations such as IIED, WWF, acclaimed in Forbes China "30 Under 30" in category “social enterprise”, and a wildlife conservation activist featured by Oscar-shortlisted ⁠Netflix documentary: The Ivory Game⁠.

His work has spanned 7 African countries so far, including: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa, 4 latin american countries ​including: ​Mexico, Bolivia, Suriname, Brazil, and 4 South-East Asian countries including China, Vietnam, Laos, & Thailand.

His work impacts 17 species including elephant, rhino, jaguar, pangolin, turtle, bear, shark, turtle, sea cucumber, totoaba fish, sloth, monkey, reptile, tortoise, armadillo, civet cat, etc.

21 illegal wildlife products have been seized including ivory, elephant skin, rhino horn, jaguar fang, jaguar paste, bear bile, shark fin, turtle meat, sea cucumber, bushmeat, totoaba fish bladder, etc.

"AGENT C"'s awareness campaigns have reached over 160,000 people in Chinese communities throughout Africa through advocacy campaigns.

Over 2 million Mainland Chinese have been engaged on the reduction of ivory trade and wildlife conservation.

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