PROJECT PANGOLIN

A tutorial for making your pooch pango-rific!

Materials Needed:

• Cardboard
• Hot glue gun + glue
• Scissors
• 1 old dog sweater or shirt
• Elastic banding (find it at a local craft or fabric store)
• 1 patient canine

Let’s pangolin-ize your pooch!
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Although pangolins are sometimes found alive, thousands are not so fortunate.

In two separate incidents within a 30-day span, authorities in Thailand and Indonesia have rescued more than 200 pangolins from wildlife traffickers.

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If there’s anything you should know about the black market trade in these imperiled mammals, this is it.

With at least one pangolin being killed every hour of every day throughout their Asiatic range, this elusive creature has become the most commonly smuggled mammal in Southeast Asia. The extent of illegal pangolin trade is shocking and experts say the two most endangered species could go extinct within ten years, if current trends continue.

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Pangolins – scaly, toothless anteaters that resemble a giant walking artichoke – are being rampantly slaughtered in Southeast Asia to meet the demands of the illegal trade in pangolin flesh, scales, and fetuses.

Want to learn more about these gentle creatures? Check out this list of eleven cool facts about pangolins. Enjoy!

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Pangolins are being eaten to extinction.

Pangolin populations are rapidly declining in Southeast Asia, due to the use of their flesh, skin, and scales for traditional Chinese medicine. Even pangolin fetuses are consumed.

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Customs officials in Thailand recently rescued nearly 100 pangolins from certain death.

The shy, scaly anteaters are believed to have been en route to China or Vietnam, where they are consumed as delicacies. Their body parts are also used in dubious folk remedies.

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