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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April 4th, 2013
Tags: Asian pangolins, China, Chinese medicine, illegal pangolin trade, illegal wildlife trade, Laos, Malaysia, pangolin scales, pangolin seizure, Pangolins, scaly anteaters, Thailand
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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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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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July 9th, 2012
A live pangolin was found in a vehicle en route to Kathmandu.
Authorities in Nepal have arrested a suspect in Kalanki after finding a live pangolin in his vehicle.
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Tags: Asian pangolins, illegal pangolin trade, illegal wildlife trade, Kalanki, Kathmandu, Makwanpur, Nepal, pangolin seizure, Pangolins, scaly anteaters, Southern Asia, traditional Chinese medicine
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June 28th, 2012
Customs officers in Sai Kung seized 208 kilograms (459 pounds) of pangolin scales as seven suspects were loading the contraband onto a speedboat.
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Tags: Hong King, illegal pangolin trade, illegal wildlife trade, pangolin scales, pangolin seizure, Pangolins, Sai Kung, scaly anteater, traditional Chinese medicine
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June 28th, 2012
A routine inspection of a vehicle by Shanghai traffic police resulted in the seizure of five pangolins.
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Tags: Asian pangolins, Fujian Province, illegal pangolin trade, illegal wildlife trade, pangolin seizure, Pangolins, Sanming City, scaly anteater, Shanghai, 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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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)
Southeast Asia: Over 200 Live Pangolins Seized in Less Than 10 Days (via Annamiticus)
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