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28 Oct 2011

11 Things You Didn’t Know About Pangolins 0

2011/10/28 Rhishja Cota African pangolins, Asian pangolins, China, Illegal wildlife trade, Pangolins, Southeast Asia

Pangolins – scaly, toothless anteaters that resemble a giant walking artichoke – are being rampantly slaughtered in Southeast Asia to meet the demands of the illegal trade in pangolin flesh, scales, and fetuses.

Want to learn more about these gentle creatures? Check out this list of eleven cool facts about pangolins. Enjoy!

28 Oct 2011

‘Pangolins in Peril’ [Video] 0

2011/10/28 Rhishja Cota China, Illegal wildlife trade, Pangolins, Southeast Asia

Pangolins are being eaten to extinction.

Pangolin populations are rapidly declining in Southeast Asia, due to the use of their flesh, skin, and scales for traditional Chinese medicine. Even pangolin fetuses are consumed.

26 Oct 2011

September Bust Nets 100 Pangolins from Smuggler in Thailand 0

2011/10/26 Rhishja Larson China, Pangolins, Sunda pangolin, Thailand, Vietnam

Customs officials in Thailand recently rescued nearly 100 pangolins from certain death.

The shy, scaly anteaters are believed to have been en route to China or Vietnam, where they are consumed as delicacies. Their body parts are also used in dubious folk remedies.

They were discovered in a truck on September 25^th, when the driver fled after being stopped at a checkpoint in the southern province of Prachuap Khiri Khan, according to the BBC.

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