January 23rd, 2013
Four Chinese nationals were arrested in Indonesia while attempting to smuggle 189 pangolin skins and 248 hornbill casques to Hong Kong. Photo: iStockphoto.com
Customs officers at Jakarta International Airport nabbed four suspects who were attempting to smuggle 189 pangolin skins and 248 hornbill casques out of the country.
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Tags: Asian pangolins, China, Hong Kong, hornbill casques, hornbills, illegal pangolin trade, illegal wildlife trade, Indonesia, Li Bing, pangolin seizure, Pangolins, scaly anteaters, Southeast Asia, traditional Chinese medicine, Wu Qiyi, Yin Zhaoyun, Zhijian Li
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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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December 11th, 2012
Rhino Protection Units apprehended pangolin trafficking suspects in a village near Bukit Barasan Selatan National Park. Photo courtesy of International Rhino Foundation.
Thanks to the efforts of Rhino Protection Units (RPUs) in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, members of a known pangolin trafficking syndicate have been apprehended.
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Tags: Asian pangolins, Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, illegal pangolin trade, illegal wildlife trade, Indonesia, pangolin scales, pangolin seizure, Pangolins, Rhino Protection Units, RPU, scaly anteaters, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, traditional Chinese medicine
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June 20th, 2012
Indonesian wildlife authorities have set an excellent example by incinerating a portion of 12.7 tonnes of dead pangolins and scales seized during 2011 and 2012, and burying the remainder.
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Tags: Asian pangolins, illegal pangolin trade, illegal wildlife trade, Indonesia, pangolin seizure, Pangolins, scaly anteaters, seized pangolins burned, Southeast Asia, traditional Chinese medicine, trenggiling
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October 30th, 2011
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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Tags: illegal wildlife trade, Indonesia, pangolin seizure, Pangolins, Sumatra, Thailand
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