Pangolins are solitary creatures, most are nocturnal and highly secretive; thus it is difficult for scientists to study them in the wild, and many mysteries remain about their behavior and habits.

fuelled by a growing fascination with owning exotic and rare animals as pets—both as a status symbol and for their perceived medicinal properties. From pangolin, gibbon, iguana, non-native ...

The creature is being trafficked across Africa and Asia to fuel a steady demand for their scales, an ingredient in unproven remedies A pangolin emerges from an underground tunnel at night at Save ...

The Indian pangolin is one of the most trafficked wild mammals in the world, with high demand for its scales, meat, and illegal pet trade. Rushikesh Chavan, head of The Habitats Trust ...

Despite international trade bans, it is estimated that one pangolin is poached every three minutes, primarily to supply illegal markets in Asia and for bushmeat consumption in Africa. At the 78th ...

Instead, the president is allowing the Chinese government until Dec. 31 to address its pangolin failures or suffer economic sanctions. The decision responds to the Secretary of the Interior’s recent ...

A study of Chinese court records from 2010 to 2023 found that pangolin scale seizures peaked in 2018 and have since declined; while the authors attribute this to increased enforcement and public ...

Pangolins are the most heavily trafficked mammals in the world. The scaly mammals are consumed in China as a luxury meat, and pangolin scales are used in traditional Chinese medicine. The Convention ...

An estimated one million of the animals also known as scaly anteaters were poached worldwide over the last decade, mainly due to demand for their scales, particularly in Asia. In addition to ...

The population of the Indian pangolin has drastically plummeted in Pakistan due to a variety of factors, mainly poaching, illegal trade, habitat loss, retaliatory killings and climate change.