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The Pangolin
Pangolins are vital for the ecosystem but face severe threats due to illegal trafficking and habitat destruction, requiring ...
Pangolin scales and a deer antler, to be smuggled into Nepal, have been seized from an accused by Darjeeling forest officials ...
The creature is being trafficked across Africa and Asia to fuel a steady demand for their scales, an ingredient in unproven ...
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 ...
Despite being an endangered species and protected by an international trade ban, pangolins – also known as scaly anteaters – remain highly sought-after in China and Southeast Asia. Their scales, ...
According to a 2019 report from the African Wildlife Foundation, as much as 2.7 million pangolins are poached annually across ...
The recent arrest of two individuals in Kathmandu with 770 grams of pangolin scales—ironically, on the eve of World Wildlife ...
Much of this is due to their high value for use in traditional medicine that requires the use of pangolin meat and scales. This has pushed many pangolin species to the brink of extinction.
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 21,582 tonnes of pangolin scales from traffickers since July 2021. Wildlife Africa, made this known on Saturday in an event to commemorate the World ...
Bhubaneswar: It is forest fire season, and pangolins bred in Nandankanan zoo here might face food scarcity as its favourite ...