Jane Qiu, PhD
@janeqiu.bsky.social
Globe-trotting, award-winning independent science writer in China | Words in @nature.com, @sciam.bsky.social, National Geographic and more | Writing a book on emerging diseases for @scribnerbooks.bsky.social | Ex: @ksjatmit.bsky.social, @nature.com
Such misinformation can have grave consequences.
Hence I’d like to ask again: Could you please delete the three posts that contain the misinformation?👇
I trust in your decency and integrity.
Thanks you, @angierasmussen.bsky.social !
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Hence I’d like to ask again: Could you please delete the three posts that contain the misinformation?👇
I trust in your decency and integrity.
Thanks you, @angierasmussen.bsky.social !
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July 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Such misinformation can have grave consequences.
Hence I’d like to ask again: Could you please delete the three posts that contain the misinformation?👇
I trust in your decency and integrity.
Thanks you, @angierasmussen.bsky.social !
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Hence I’d like to ask again: Could you please delete the three posts that contain the misinformation?👇
I trust in your decency and integrity.
Thanks you, @angierasmussen.bsky.social !
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Please don’t put words in my month
Let me be clear: your feature is VERY uncritical of Frei’s treatment
It’s a luxury to have nearly 2400 words to write about Blame
I’m not talking about minor details you missed
I’m talking about serious flaws of the film you failed to address
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Let me be clear: your feature is VERY uncritical of Frei’s treatment
It’s a luxury to have nearly 2400 words to write about Blame
I’m not talking about minor details you missed
I’m talking about serious flaws of the film you failed to address
shorturl.at/4nUld
June 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Please don’t put words in my month
Let me be clear: your feature is VERY uncritical of Frei’s treatment
It’s a luxury to have nearly 2400 words to write about Blame
I’m not talking about minor details you missed
I’m talking about serious flaws of the film you failed to address
shorturl.at/4nUld
Let me be clear: your feature is VERY uncritical of Frei’s treatment
It’s a luxury to have nearly 2400 words to write about Blame
I’m not talking about minor details you missed
I’m talking about serious flaws of the film you failed to address
shorturl.at/4nUld
I don’t have a book coming out. I’m a compulsive over-researcher. I’m still at research phase.
I still have trips left to do. It will still be years before I can submit the first draft.
Would you please kindly consider deleting these two posts? 👇 Thank you!
I still have trips left to do. It will still be years before I can submit the first draft.
Would you please kindly consider deleting these two posts? 👇 Thank you!
June 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I don’t have a book coming out. I’m a compulsive over-researcher. I’m still at research phase.
I still have trips left to do. It will still be years before I can submit the first draft.
Would you please kindly consider deleting these two posts? 👇 Thank you!
I still have trips left to do. It will still be years before I can submit the first draft.
Would you please kindly consider deleting these two posts? 👇 Thank you!
It’s your evidence-free speculation that I have a book coming out, that I am laying the groundwork for marketing, and that I’m lying in order to sell my book👇
These are serious accusations.
They amount to defamation.
I’m afraid you are mistaken.
These are serious accusations.
They amount to defamation.
I’m afraid you are mistaken.
June 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It’s your evidence-free speculation that I have a book coming out, that I am laying the groundwork for marketing, and that I’m lying in order to sell my book👇
These are serious accusations.
They amount to defamation.
I’m afraid you are mistaken.
These are serious accusations.
They amount to defamation.
I’m afraid you are mistaken.
I’m not doing anything different from what I did in this award-winning story👇, which you praised highly:
Shedding light on under-appreciated perspectives in the hope of changing how people view themselves, others, the relationships with one another, and the world around them
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Shedding light on under-appreciated perspectives in the hope of changing how people view themselves, others, the relationships with one another, and the world around them
shorturl.at/W7PUf
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June 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I’m not doing anything different from what I did in this award-winning story👇, which you praised highly:
Shedding light on under-appreciated perspectives in the hope of changing how people view themselves, others, the relationships with one another, and the world around them
shorturl.at/W7PUf
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Shedding light on under-appreciated perspectives in the hope of changing how people view themselves, others, the relationships with one another, and the world around them
shorturl.at/W7PUf
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You seem to have misunderstood
My op-ed isn’t about covid origins per se, but rather examine the controversy thru sociological lens
I am curious not only about what people think but why they think what they think
Human cognition is complex & not only driven by facts👇
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My op-ed isn’t about covid origins per se, but rather examine the controversy thru sociological lens
I am curious not only about what people think but why they think what they think
Human cognition is complex & not only driven by facts👇
bsky.app/profile/jane...
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June 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
You seem to have misunderstood
My op-ed isn’t about covid origins per se, but rather examine the controversy thru sociological lens
I am curious not only about what people think but why they think what they think
Human cognition is complex & not only driven by facts👇
bsky.app/profile/jane...
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My op-ed isn’t about covid origins per se, but rather examine the controversy thru sociological lens
I am curious not only about what people think but why they think what they think
Human cognition is complex & not only driven by facts👇
bsky.app/profile/jane...
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It really is nothing personal
Here’s the backstory behind the making of Blame
During the shooting in Thailand, I was shocked by Daszak’s fast and loose with facts, his refusal to acknowledge his conflict of interest, and his denial of his gain-of-function res in collaboration with Wuhan lab👇
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Here’s the backstory behind the making of Blame
During the shooting in Thailand, I was shocked by Daszak’s fast and loose with facts, his refusal to acknowledge his conflict of interest, and his denial of his gain-of-function res in collaboration with Wuhan lab👇
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June 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It really is nothing personal
Here’s the backstory behind the making of Blame
During the shooting in Thailand, I was shocked by Daszak’s fast and loose with facts, his refusal to acknowledge his conflict of interest, and his denial of his gain-of-function res in collaboration with Wuhan lab👇
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Here’s the backstory behind the making of Blame
During the shooting in Thailand, I was shocked by Daszak’s fast and loose with facts, his refusal to acknowledge his conflict of interest, and his denial of his gain-of-function res in collaboration with Wuhan lab👇
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The film is an overtly biased piece of propaganda, yet you wrote a glowing review of it.
Would you review a propaganda film made in China without questioning its framing, selective use of evidence, or its questionable protagonists?
That’s just my pence. Please feel free to ignore.
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Would you review a propaganda film made in China without questioning its framing, selective use of evidence, or its questionable protagonists?
That’s just my pence. Please feel free to ignore.
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June 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The film is an overtly biased piece of propaganda, yet you wrote a glowing review of it.
Would you review a propaganda film made in China without questioning its framing, selective use of evidence, or its questionable protagonists?
That’s just my pence. Please feel free to ignore.
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Would you review a propaganda film made in China without questioning its framing, selective use of evidence, or its questionable protagonists?
That’s just my pence. Please feel free to ignore.
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You said that I accused Daszak of having made “mistakes”👇
Without clarifying what those mistakes are, you then gave Daszak the opportunity to defend himself without engaging with the specifics
The film might not have clearly conveyed what I meant, but you made no effort to hear my perspective.
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Without clarifying what those mistakes are, you then gave Daszak the opportunity to defend himself without engaging with the specifics
The film might not have clearly conveyed what I meant, but you made no effort to hear my perspective.
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June 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
You said that I accused Daszak of having made “mistakes”👇
Without clarifying what those mistakes are, you then gave Daszak the opportunity to defend himself without engaging with the specifics
The film might not have clearly conveyed what I meant, but you made no effort to hear my perspective.
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Without clarifying what those mistakes are, you then gave Daszak the opportunity to defend himself without engaging with the specifics
The film might not have clearly conveyed what I meant, but you made no effort to hear my perspective.
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Daszak denies he has any conflict of interest in the covid-origins debate👇
Numerous zoonotic experts in the natural-origins camp say he has “massive” COIs and that they understand why people don’t trust him—even though none of them believes his work in Wuhan likely has caused the pandemic.
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Numerous zoonotic experts in the natural-origins camp say he has “massive” COIs and that they understand why people don’t trust him—even though none of them believes his work in Wuhan likely has caused the pandemic.
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June 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Daszak denies he has any conflict of interest in the covid-origins debate👇
Numerous zoonotic experts in the natural-origins camp say he has “massive” COIs and that they understand why people don’t trust him—even though none of them believes his work in Wuhan likely has caused the pandemic.
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Numerous zoonotic experts in the natural-origins camp say he has “massive” COIs and that they understand why people don’t trust him—even though none of them believes his work in Wuhan likely has caused the pandemic.
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In my view, you are uncritical of the film’s major flaws:
- Its framing of the controversy along the political divide
- Its cherry-picking extreme examples to fit its narrative
- Its portray of Daszak as an innocent victim rather than a source of distrust
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- Its framing of the controversy along the political divide
- Its cherry-picking extreme examples to fit its narrative
- Its portray of Daszak as an innocent victim rather than a source of distrust
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June 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
In my view, you are uncritical of the film’s major flaws:
- Its framing of the controversy along the political divide
- Its cherry-picking extreme examples to fit its narrative
- Its portray of Daszak as an innocent victim rather than a source of distrust
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- Its framing of the controversy along the political divide
- Its cherry-picking extreme examples to fit its narrative
- Its portray of Daszak as an innocent victim rather than a source of distrust
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What does that say about her decency & integrity, as well as that of your co-authors & the scientific community as a whole?
Is that the way to build trust?
Are such behaviours helping to defend natural-origins theories or driving more people away?
Some soul-searching seems long overdue
Is that the way to build trust?
Are such behaviours helping to defend natural-origins theories or driving more people away?
Some soul-searching seems long overdue
June 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
What does that say about her decency & integrity, as well as that of your co-authors & the scientific community as a whole?
Is that the way to build trust?
Are such behaviours helping to defend natural-origins theories or driving more people away?
Some soul-searching seems long overdue
Is that the way to build trust?
Are such behaviours helping to defend natural-origins theories or driving more people away?
Some soul-searching seems long overdue
I’m not doing anything different from what I did in this multi-award-winning story👇:
Shedding light on under-appreciated perspectives in the hope of changing how people see themselves, others, their relationships with one another, and the world around them.
Shedding light on under-appreciated perspectives in the hope of changing how people see themselves, others, their relationships with one another, and the world around them.
June 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I’m not doing anything different from what I did in this multi-award-winning story👇:
Shedding light on under-appreciated perspectives in the hope of changing how people see themselves, others, their relationships with one another, and the world around them.
Shedding light on under-appreciated perspectives in the hope of changing how people see themselves, others, their relationships with one another, and the world around them.
My op-ed isn’t about the origins itself,but rather examine the controversy through a sociological lens to explore how we get here
I am curious not only about what people think but why they think what they think
We need to recognise human cognition is extremely complex & not solely driven by facts👇
I am curious not only about what people think but why they think what they think
We need to recognise human cognition is extremely complex & not solely driven by facts👇
June 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
My op-ed isn’t about the origins itself,but rather examine the controversy through a sociological lens to explore how we get here
I am curious not only about what people think but why they think what they think
We need to recognise human cognition is extremely complex & not solely driven by facts👇
I am curious not only about what people think but why they think what they think
We need to recognise human cognition is extremely complex & not solely driven by facts👇
No, I was not referring to research-associated accidents at all.
There seems to be some misunderstanding.
Please see the key question that my op-ed addresses👇
It’s not really about the origins question per se, but looking at the controversy through a sociological lens to try to understand.
There seems to be some misunderstanding.
Please see the key question that my op-ed addresses👇
It’s not really about the origins question per se, but looking at the controversy through a sociological lens to try to understand.
June 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
No, I was not referring to research-associated accidents at all.
There seems to be some misunderstanding.
Please see the key question that my op-ed addresses👇
It’s not really about the origins question per se, but looking at the controversy through a sociological lens to try to understand.
There seems to be some misunderstanding.
Please see the key question that my op-ed addresses👇
It’s not really about the origins question per se, but looking at the controversy through a sociological lens to try to understand.
If you really want to know my personal stance on the covid origins debate, the clue is in my recent feature in @Nature.com, especially the two paragraphs👇
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June 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
If you really want to know my personal stance on the covid origins debate, the clue is in my recent feature in @Nature.com, especially the two paragraphs👇
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It doesn’t reflect well on her, her co-authors,or scientific community as a whole
The attitude of “if you don’t agree with us,then you are anti-science,you are a bad-faith actor,you are an attention grifter”—which has been on full display in past 2 days—is not the way to build trust in science
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The attitude of “if you don’t agree with us,then you are anti-science,you are a bad-faith actor,you are an attention grifter”—which has been on full display in past 2 days—is not the way to build trust in science
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June 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
It doesn’t reflect well on her, her co-authors,or scientific community as a whole
The attitude of “if you don’t agree with us,then you are anti-science,you are a bad-faith actor,you are an attention grifter”—which has been on full display in past 2 days—is not the way to build trust in science
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The attitude of “if you don’t agree with us,then you are anti-science,you are a bad-faith actor,you are an attention grifter”—which has been on full display in past 2 days—is not the way to build trust in science
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I’m not doing anything different from what I did in this multi-award-winning story👇: shedding light on under-appreciated perspectives in the hope of changing how people see the world, others and themselves
I am curious not only about what people think, but why they think what they think
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I am curious not only about what people think, but why they think what they think
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June 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I’m not doing anything different from what I did in this multi-award-winning story👇: shedding light on under-appreciated perspectives in the hope of changing how people see the world, others and themselves
I am curious not only about what people think, but why they think what they think
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I am curious not only about what people think, but why they think what they think
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A zoonotic expert reminded me of the maxim “if they play the man not the ball, that means you are winning the argument”
It’s not about winning though
I’m simply offering a sociological perspective on the debate, highlighting human cognition is extremely complex & not solely driven by facts👇
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It’s not about winning though
I’m simply offering a sociological perspective on the debate, highlighting human cognition is extremely complex & not solely driven by facts👇
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June 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A zoonotic expert reminded me of the maxim “if they play the man not the ball, that means you are winning the argument”
It’s not about winning though
I’m simply offering a sociological perspective on the debate, highlighting human cognition is extremely complex & not solely driven by facts👇
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It’s not about winning though
I’m simply offering a sociological perspective on the debate, highlighting human cognition is extremely complex & not solely driven by facts👇
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I’m not sure if @angierasmussen.bsky.social—who previously praised my articles when she agreed with them—realised that she was actually helping me to illustrate the very point my article is trying to make👇, by demonstrating just how incredibly intolerant she is of views she disagrees with.
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June 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I’m not sure if @angierasmussen.bsky.social—who previously praised my articles when she agreed with them—realised that she was actually helping me to illustrate the very point my article is trying to make👇, by demonstrating just how incredibly intolerant she is of views she disagrees with.
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But I’m afraid you are mistaken, @angierasmussen.bsky.social
I don’t have a book coming out. I’m a compulsive over-researcher. I’m still at research phase
I haven’t written a single word. It will still be yrs before I can submit first draft
Would you consider deleting these two false posts?
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I don’t have a book coming out. I’m a compulsive over-researcher. I’m still at research phase
I haven’t written a single word. It will still be yrs before I can submit first draft
Would you consider deleting these two false posts?
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June 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
But I’m afraid you are mistaken, @angierasmussen.bsky.social
I don’t have a book coming out. I’m a compulsive over-researcher. I’m still at research phase
I haven’t written a single word. It will still be yrs before I can submit first draft
Would you consider deleting these two false posts?
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I don’t have a book coming out. I’m a compulsive over-researcher. I’m still at research phase
I haven’t written a single word. It will still be yrs before I can submit first draft
Would you consider deleting these two false posts?
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I felt I had to set the record straight.
Did I not have reservations about speaking out?
Of course, I did. I was terrified.
I gave careful thought to the consequences of speaking out, such as facing the kind of bully and smears👇
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Did I not have reservations about speaking out?
Of course, I did. I was terrified.
I gave careful thought to the consequences of speaking out, such as facing the kind of bully and smears👇
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June 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I felt I had to set the record straight.
Did I not have reservations about speaking out?
Of course, I did. I was terrified.
I gave careful thought to the consequences of speaking out, such as facing the kind of bully and smears👇
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Did I not have reservations about speaking out?
Of course, I did. I was terrified.
I gave careful thought to the consequences of speaking out, such as facing the kind of bully and smears👇
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I watched the film at CinemaAmbiente festival in early June (www.festivalcinemambiente.it/en/), along with just two dozen or so other people in an auditorium that could seat hundreds.
My @theguardian.com op-ed was, in part, a response to the uncritical review of this blatantly biased film👇
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My @theguardian.com op-ed was, in part, a response to the uncritical review of this blatantly biased film👇
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June 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I watched the film at CinemaAmbiente festival in early June (www.festivalcinemambiente.it/en/), along with just two dozen or so other people in an auditorium that could seat hundreds.
My @theguardian.com op-ed was, in part, a response to the uncritical review of this blatantly biased film👇
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My @theguardian.com op-ed was, in part, a response to the uncritical review of this blatantly biased film👇
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Here’s the backstory behind the making of Blame in response to @angierasmussen.bsky.social
During shooting in Thailand,I was shocked by Daszak’s fast & loose with facts, his refusal to acknowledge his conflict of interest,& his denial of his gain-of-function res in collaboration with Wuhan lab
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During shooting in Thailand,I was shocked by Daszak’s fast & loose with facts, his refusal to acknowledge his conflict of interest,& his denial of his gain-of-function res in collaboration with Wuhan lab
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June 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Here’s the backstory behind the making of Blame in response to @angierasmussen.bsky.social
During shooting in Thailand,I was shocked by Daszak’s fast & loose with facts, his refusal to acknowledge his conflict of interest,& his denial of his gain-of-function res in collaboration with Wuhan lab
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During shooting in Thailand,I was shocked by Daszak’s fast & loose with facts, his refusal to acknowledge his conflict of interest,& his denial of his gain-of-function res in collaboration with Wuhan lab
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At the wildlife rescue center at Cuc Phuong National Park in Vietnam (www.cucphuongtourism.com.vn), run by Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (svw.vn), I had the opportunity of witnessing how pangolin meals were prepared, and even got to take part in a feeding session one evening.
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June 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
At the wildlife rescue center at Cuc Phuong National Park in Vietnam (www.cucphuongtourism.com.vn), run by Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (svw.vn), I had the opportunity of witnessing how pangolin meals were prepared, and even got to take part in a feeding session one evening.
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