Researchers spotted it while searching for pangolin poachers in the forest patch ... Weighing a mere 900 grams, it appeared in front of one of the seven camera traps installed in the forest ...

If you touch them, they go into a ball, like a pangolin ... are hung in front of houses, as it is believed to ward off evil forces,” he says. The paper notes that hedgehogs are also increasingly ...

The creature is being trafficked across Africa and Asia to fuel a steady demand for their scales, an ingredient in unproven ...

A study of Chinese court records from 2010 to 2023 found that pangolin scale seizures peaked in 2018 and have since declined; while the authors attribute this to increased enforcement and public ...

Pangolins are unique as they are the only mammal to be covered in scales. Even though they are scaly, photos of them are typically met with "awwws" from the viewers, who find them adorable.

China has announced an annual quota of 1 metric ton of pangolin scales for medicinal use, raising concerns among conservationists about potential illegal trafficking despite this being a ...

EVERY three minutes a pangolin is killed and now China, one of the countries where pangolins are sought after for their scales, has mooted a conservation plan aimed at a drastic reduction in poaching.

An estimated one million of the animals also known as scaly anteaters were poached worldwide over the last decade, mainly due to demand for their scales, particularly in Asia. In addition to ...

The population of the Indian pangolin has drastically plummeted in Pakistan due to a variety of factors, mainly poaching, illegal trade, habitat loss, retaliatory killings and climate change.

The Indian pangolin is one of Pakistan's most endangered species. Also called thick-tailed pangolin and scaly anteater, this mammal's population has been dwindling fast due to several factors ...

The organisation said that Nigeria has emerged as a global export hub and a prominent player in the supply of pangolin scales primarily to Asia, noting that Nigeria was linked to 55 percent of ...