Olympic Gold Medalist Kirsty Coventry Takes Up Cause of ‘Underdog’ African Species (via Annamiticus)
Zimbabwe’s top Olympian Kirsty Coventry has partnered with the Tikki Hywood Trust as an ambassador for Africa’s relatively unknown species, such as the pangolin, bat-eared fox, and serval. Known affectionately as “Zimbabwe’s Golden Girl“,…
Pangolin Trafficking: 2011 to August 2013 [Infographic] (via Annamiticus)
Updated figures for global pangolin trafficking suggest that between 91,390 and 182,780 pangolins were victims of the illegal trade during the period of 2011 through August 1, 2013. Between 1,740 and 3,480 pangolins are likely to have met their demise…
Update: Korean Website Removes Adverts for Rhino Horn, Pangolin Scales (via Annamiticus)
We are pleased to update the story about the EC21 website: The company has removed the rhino horn and pangolin scale advertisements. EC21 informed me that each of the 14 advertisements have been deleted (yes, they’re gone) Thank you, EC21! THANK YOU…
Inaugural ‘Scaling Up Pangolin Conservation’ Conference Held in Singapore (via Annamiticus)
Wildlife Reserves Singapore and the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN-SSC) Pangolin Specialist Group have organized the first ever global conference on the protection and conservation of pangolins. The four day “Scaling up Pangolin Conservation” conference…
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…
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…
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…
