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20 Dec 2011

Happy Holidays from Project Pangolin 0

2011/12/20 Rhishja Cota African pangolins, Pangolins

Wishing you and yours a fabulous holiday season from Project Pangolin! Thank you to everyone who is helping to spread the word and raise awareness about these amazing creatures.

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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.