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Officials recover over 2,000 pounds of evidence after foiling smuggling attempt: 'The suspects must be punished to the maximum'
Authorities foiled a trafficking plot that would have seen over a million dollars' worth of illegal pangolin scales being smuggled out of Indonesia, the Associated Press reported. The traffickers ...
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Pity the pangolin: little-known mammal most common victim of the wildlife trade
Pangolin confiscated in Indonesia. Photo courtesy of: TRAFFIC. Given that pangolins are nocturnal, small, burrowing, and rarely seen, hunters have had to devise ingenious methods, some used for ...
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Meet the giant rats fighting wildlife trafficking
Their research shows that African giant pouched rats can locate concealed wildlife products such as pangolin scales, rhino horns and ivory in shipments. This innovative approach could reshape ...
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Saving Pangolins from Extinction
The Bornean Giant Pangolin (Manis paleojavanica ... For example, the Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) received protection under Indonesian legislation as early as 1931. Similarly, Asian pangolins ...
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Ghana ups measures to protect pangolins from extensive poaching
Ghana is no exception. The country is home to three pangolin species the giant pangolin, ground pangolin and white-bellied pangolin, all of which are endangered and at risk of extinction.