Pangolins — the scaly, shy mammals often compared to walking pinecones — have finally gained full recognition under U.S. endangered species law. In a move hailed by conservationists, the U.S. Fish and ...

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing added protections for seven species of pangolin under the Endangered Species Act. The pangolin is a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales.

U.S. to add pangolins, ‘most heavily trafficked mammal,’ to endangered list The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed adding seven species of pangolin, which are sold for their scales and ...

U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered Species Act.

U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered Species Act.

The pangolin is “the most trafficked mammal in the world” in large part for its scales, used in traditional Chinese medicine, and meat, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered Species Act. The pangolin is "the most trafficked mammal in the world" in ...