Fun facts about the Chinese pangolin: •They walk on their knuckles with their claws folded under, which makes for some unique spoor! •Their claws can reach up to five centimeters in length. •In Mandarin, they are called ‘Long Li’, which means “hill carp” (referring to the their scales being somewhat similar to those of the […]

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). […]