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10 Jan 2012

Pangolin and Other Endangered Species Products Openly for Sale on Major eCommerce Website 0

2012/01/10 Sarah Pappin African pangolins, Asian pangolins, China, Illegal wildlife trade, Pangolins, Southeast Asia, Traditional Chinese Medicine

01/13/2012: Check out the update on this story here.

Despite pledges to clamp down on unethical trade in wildlife products, pangolin flesh and scales are offered for sale on a well-known website.

As of this writing, the above could be found here: http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/499471942/Pangolin_Scales.html

A search for the term “pangolin” on a major eCommerce website yields some shocking and appalling results: The endangered animals’ flesh and scales are openly listed for sale.

And if that’s not shocking enough, who owns the website may be even more disturbing. Read more

06 Jan 2012

Pangolin Smuggler Sentenced to Three Years in Jail 0

2012/01/06 Rhishja Cota Asian pangolins, Illegal wildlife trade, Malaysia, Pangolin seizures, Pangolins, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Traditional Chinese Medicine

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.

04 Jan 2012

Kenya: Pangolin Rescued, Suspect Arrested [Video] 0

2012/01/04 Rhishja Cota African pangolins, Illegal wildlife trade, Pangolin seizures, Pangolins, Traditional Chinese Medicine

One pangolin has been saved from certain death.

Thanks to the efforts of the Kenya Wildlife Service, a pangolin has been rescued, and one suspect is under arrest.

04 Jan 2012

Philippines: Pangolin Scales and Flesh Seized at Airport 0

2012/01/04 Rhishja Cota Asian pangolins, Illegal wildlife trade, Pangolin seizures, Pangolins, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Traditional Chinese Medicine

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.

03 Jan 2012

2011: A Devastating Year for Pangolins 0

2012/01/03 Sarah Pappin African pangolins, Asian pangolins, Cambodia, China, Illegal wildlife trade, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pangolin seizures, Pangolins, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Vietnam

2011 deals yet another massive blow to the world’s pangolins, with possibly 40,000 – 60,000 slaughtered last year alone.

Updated with new information on 6 August, 2012.

The year 2011 saw a minimum of 58 pangolin seizures reported by media and wildlife trade-monitoring networks, TRAFFIC and Southeast Asian Nations Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN).

The incidents spanned across more than fourteen different countries in East and Southeast Asia, France, and numerous African nations.