16
May
2012
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
Forest department officials in India have returned a ten kilogram pangolin to the wild, after it wandered into a populated area.
14
May
2012
An Indian Paramilitary force has busted two wildlife smugglers carrying pangolin scales toward the Myanmar border.
14
May
2012
08
May
2012
A university student was recently arrested in Uganda, after he was found in possession of pangolin scales and illegal ivory from elephants and hippos.
01
May
2012
A new International Union for the Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN-SSC) specialist group has recently been established for pangolins.
25
Apr
2012
18
Apr
2012
The Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) lives in colder, higher elevations than most pangolins and appears to be the only pangolin species that “hibernates” (although not considered a true hibernation, it’s actually more of an “overwintering”)!
24
Mar
2012
A suspected wildlife trader accused of murdering his accomplice over the suspicious sale of a pangolin awaits his verdict.
The illegal wildlife trade is deadly – and not just for the animals.