May 2nd, 2013
Four Pangolin Smuggling Busts in Four Countries in 10 Days (via
Annamiticus)
It seems that no pangolin population is safe from the deadly illegal trade: During the final ten days of April 2013, pangolins and scales were seized in the Philippines, India, Cameroon, and France. On April 20th — just days after the shocking discovery of 2,000 frozen pangolins on a Chinese fishing…
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Tags: African pangolins, Asian pangolins, Cameroon, China, France, illegal pangolin trade, illegal wildlife trade, India, pangolin scales, pangolin seizure, Pangolins, Philippines, scaly anteaters, Southeast Asia, traditional Chinese medicine
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April 23rd, 2013
Pangolin Trafficking: 2011 to April 2013 [Infographic] (via
Annamiticus)
A conservative estimate of pangolin trafficking from 2011 through April 20th, 2013, suggests that more than 100,000 of these small mammals could have been killed in less than three years. Since most illegal wildlife trade is undetected, we based our estimate on seizures reported by the media for the…
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Tags: African pangolins, Asian pangolins, illegal pangolin trade, illegal wildlife trade, infographic, pangolin scales, pangolin seizure, pangolin trafficking 2011 to 2013, Pangolins, scaly anteaters, traditional Chinese medicine
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April 15th, 2013
Tags: Asian pangolins, China, illegal pangolin trade, illegal wildlife trade, pangolin scales, pangolin seizure, Pangolins, Philippine pangolin, Philippines, scaly anteaters, Southeast Asia, traditional Chinese medicine, Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
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January 5th, 2013
2012: A Year of Both Heartbreak and Hope for Pangolins (via
Annamiticus)
Although 2012 was an undeniably difficult year for the elusive pangolin, there is indeed hope for this unique species. Between January and July 2012, at least 43 pangolin seizures were made across eleven countries, representing approximately 2,550 pangolins (scales, flesh and whole pangolins, dead…
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Tags: African pangolins, Asian pangolins, China, illegal pangolin trade, illegal wildlife trade, Indonesia, pangolin scales, Pangolins, scaly anteaters, Southeast Asia, traditional Chinese medicine, World Pangolin Day
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January 2nd, 2013
Join us in celebrating the second annual World Pangolin Day!
The second annual World Pangolin Day will be celebrated on February 16th, 2013.
It’s almost time for World Pangolin Day, which will be celebrated on Saturday, February 16
th!
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Tags: Africa, African pangolins, Asian pangolins, Pangolins, scaly anteaters, Southeast Asia, TRAFFIC Southeast Asia, World Pangolin Day
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June 1st, 2012
Philippine Coast Guard officials have seized 20 kilograms of pangolin flesh.
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January 19th, 2012
Sadly, it seems the number seven wasn’t so lucky for pangolins this week, as seven kilograms of their scales were seized in Nepal, another seven kg of scales were seized in the Philippines, and a business called ‘Lucky 7′ was found fronting for an illegal pangolin trade operation.
Nepalese police arrested two men found smuggling seven kilograms of pangolin scales in Nepal only days after Palawan officials apprehended three Chinese nationals running an illicit pangolin trade operation out of their ‘junk shop’ front business.
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January 11th, 2012
An update to last week’s pangolin seizures.
A Chinese national identified as Yefan Huang has been arrested by authorities in Palawan, Philippines. Huang is believed to be responsible for slaughtering hundreds of pangolins (scaly anteaters) in order to profit from the thriving illegal trade in this species.
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Tags: illegal pangolin trade, illegal wildlife trade, Palawan, Pangolins, Philippines, scaly anteater, traditional Chinese medicine, Yefan Huang
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January 6th, 2012
A prison term for a pangolin smuggler.
A Filipino man identified as Aivon Vencer has been sentenced to three years in prison for attempting to smuggle 1,068 frozen pangolins, weighing 4,988 kilograms.
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Tags: Aivon Vencer, illegal pangolin trade, illegal wildlife trade, pangolin seizure, Pangolins, Philippines, scaly anteater, Southeast Asia, traditional Chinese medicine
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January 4th, 2012
Thanks to ridiculous myths about pangolin scales and flesh, the illicit trade is thriving.
Two seizures at Puerto Princesa city airport in southwestern Palawan province this week have reportedly netted 95 kilograms of pangolin scales and 26.5 kilograms of pangolin flesh.
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Tags: China, illegal pangolin trade, illegal wildlife trade, Manis culionensis, Palawan province, pangolin seizure, Pangolins, Philippine pangolin, Philippines, Puerto Princesa city airport, scaly anteater, traditional Chinese medicine
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Four Pangolin Smuggling Busts in Four Countries in 10 Days (via Annamiticus)
Pangolin Trafficking: 2011 to April 2013 [Infographic] (via Annamiticus)
Philippines: Thousands of Frozen Pangolins Discovered on Chinese Ship (via Annamiticus)
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