March 24th, 2012
A suspected wildlife trader accused of murdering his accomplice over the suspicious sale of a pangolin awaits his verdict.
The illegal wildlife trade is deadly – and not just for the animals.
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Tags: Leeang Saroeun, murder, Ou Bunthan
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March 24th, 2012
Since last Saturday, authorities have seized what’s likely to be hundreds of pangolins in Vietnam and Malaysia.
One week ago, wildlife officers in Malaysia nabbed a known poacher found carrying 18 pangolins in his vehicle and only days later, Vietnam police seized five tonnes of frozen pangolins and iguanas in a suspicious bust.
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Posted in Asian pangolins, China, Illegal wildlife trade, Malaysia, Pangolin seizures, Pangolins, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Vietnam | No Comments »
March 20th, 2012
A university professor reports unchecked pangolin slaughter in Pakistan and suggests that it may be aided by politicians.
A recently formed team of researchers have discovered that Indian pangolins (Manis crassicaudata) living in the far western reaches of the species’ range are suffering rampant killing for their scales.
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March 14th, 2012
A pangolin has been rescued from a well.
One Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) is thanking his lucky stars, after forest rangers rescued him from the bottom of a well in Gujarat.
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March 9th, 2012
Customs officials at a busy Malaysian airport have thwarted an attempt to ship dozens of pangolins to Vientiane, Laos.
Southeast Asian press are reporting on the discovery of some 25 boxes filled with pangolins in cargo bound for Laos at Malaysia’s busiest airport last week, marking the seventh pangolin seizure reported by media around the world so far this year.
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March 7th, 2012
Check out Episode 3 of our web series and podcast, Behind the Schemes.
Pangolins in Zimbabwe used to be spared from over-hunting, thanks to an unusual cultural practice by the indigenous Shona people, who hold the pangolin in high regard.
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Tags: Cape pangolin, TCM, Tikki Hywood Trust, traditional Chinese medicine, Zimbabwe
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