Did you know: there are eight species of pangolin: Four Asian species and four African species. www.pangolins.org Thanks to the unfortunate belief that pangolin flesh, scales, and fetuses are delicacies and/or have medicinal benefits, the Chinese Pangolin and the Sunda Pangolin are classified as Endangered. As Asian pangolin species become scarce, wildlife traffickers are sourcing African […]

Pangolins, the world’s most illegally trafficked mammal, were thrown a lifeline at a global wildlife summit in September 2016 with a total trade ban in all species. More than a million wild pangolins have been killed in the last decade, to feed the huge and rising appetite in China and Vietnam for its meat and […]

The SIXTH annual World Pangolin Day will be celebrated on 18 February 2017! See: http://www.pangolins.org/world-pangolin-day/ World Pangolin Day is an opportunity for pangolin enthusiasts to join together in raising awareness about these unique mammals — and their plight. Pangolin numbers are rapidly declining in Asia and Africa. The demand for pangolins comes mostly from China, […]

This fur coat was seized after it was found to be a real, illegal wildcat pelt. The coat is made from the pelt of a leopardus Geoffroyi – or Geoffroy’s Cat – which is native to South America. It has the highest level of protection under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). […]