In The Shadows: The Shahtoosh Story
A cross-border project in Asia unravels how a coveted but banned luxury product sourced from the protected Tibetan Antelope isn’t just thriving in the black market, but finding newer avenues to find buyers.
Lead Reporters
Pallavi Pundir, India
Hashim Hakeem, India
Rajneesh Bhandari, Nepal
Sajjad Tarakzai, Pakistan
Wael Elghoul, United Arab Emirates
Project Manager
Preeksha Malhotra
Story Production
Anoushka Dalmia
Visuals
Mia Jose
Shashank Raj
Sharanya Eshwar
Editor
Asad Ali
Special Thanks:
Mike Shanahan, Project Director, Biodiversity Media Initiative (Earth Journalism Network)
Dr Mark Lee Hunter, veteran journalist, author and media educator
This project is produced with the support of the Earth Journalism Network. Asian Dispatch also developed biodiversity training curriculums as part of this project.
No money or gift has been exchanged or transactions agreed upon during any part of the reporting in any country.