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07 Jun 2012

Thailand: 110 Pangolins Seized, Suspect Fined $75,000 0

2012/06/07 Sarah Pappin Asian pangolins, Illegal wildlife trade, Pangolin seizures, Pangolins, Southeast Asia, Thailand

Thai customs officials have seized nearly 250 pangolins in less than two weeks.

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05 Jun 2012

Vietnam: Pangolin Bust Highlights Possible New Smuggling Tactics 0

2012/06/05 Sarah Pappin Asian pangolins, Illegal wildlife trade, Pangolin seizures, Pangolins, Southeast Asia, Vietnam

Ha Noi Railway Station police have arrested railway riders hiding pangolins in their backpacks.

04 Jun 2012

Malaysia: 171 Pangolins Seized, Five Arrested 0

2012/06/04 Sarah Pappin Asian pangolins, Illegal wildlife trade, Malaysia, Pangolin seizures, Pangolins, Southeast Asia, Sunda pangolin, Thailand

Malaysian authorities seized a total of 171 pangolins, impounded two vehicles, and arrested five locals over the weekend.

01 Jun 2012

China: Customs Officials Seize Pangolin Scales 0

2012/06/01 Sarah Pappin Asian pangolins, China, Illegal wildlife trade, Pangolin seizures, Pangolins

Customs officials apparently seized 26.5 kilograms of pangolin scales last month.

01 Jun 2012

Philippines: Coast Guard Seizes Pangolin Flesh 0

2012/06/01 Sarah Pappin Asian pangolins, Illegal wildlife trade, Pangolin seizures, Pangolins, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Philippine Coast Guard officials have seized 20 kilograms of pangolin flesh.

28 May 2012

Malaysia: 46 Pangolins Seized by Authorities 0

2012/05/28 Sarah Pappin Asian pangolins, Illegal wildlife trade, Malaysia, Pangolin seizures, Pangolins, Southeast Asia

In the nation’s fifth pangolin bust of the year, Malaysian officials have seized yet another 46 pangolins from a wildlife smuggler.

23 May 2012

Vietnamese Elite Order Pangolin Flesh and Exotic Dancers for Lavish Parties 0

2012/05/23 Sarah Pappin Asian pangolins, Illegal wildlife trade, Pangolins, Southeast Asia, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Vietnam

What’s a party without “sexy dancers” and the flesh of pangolins and other endangered wildlife?

16 May 2012

Zimbabwe Seizes Third Pangolin This Year 0

2012/05/16 Sarah Pappin African pangolins, Illegal wildlife trade, Pangolin seizures, Pangolins, Traditional Chinese Medicine

Zimbabwean officials have seized yet another pangolin destined to be sold into the illegal wildlife trade — the third so far this year.

16 May 2012

‘Stray’ Pangolin Rescued in India 0

2012/05/16 Sarah Pappin Asian pangolins, India, Pangolins

Forest department officials in India have returned a ten kilogram pangolin to the wild, after it wandered into a populated area.

15 May 2012

Hundreds of Pangolins Seized in First Four Months of 2012 0

2012/05/15 Sarah Pappin Uncategorized

Between January and April of this year, media reported on at least fourteen pangolin busts worldwide — and there have already been two others this month.