110 Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) were rescued by Thai customs officials from poachers in a pickup truck. While the driver of the vehicle escaped, a passenger was arrested, but released after ...

Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata), Philippine pangolin (Manis culionensis), Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) and the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla). Some pangolin species such as the ...

The Bornean Giant Pangolin (Manis paleojavanica) went extinct about 40,000 years ago, likely as a result of overexploitation following the arrival of humans, and pangolin populations in many parts ...

In particular, two pangolin species, the Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica) and the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), are under acute survival pressure. These species have been listed as ...

In particular, two pangolin species, the Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica) and the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), are under acute survival pressure. These species have been listed as ...

In 2016, all pangolin species were placed under Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), meaning that any international commercial ...

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 ...

DESCRIPTION: Pangolins are mammals but are uniquely covered from head to tail with large, geometric scales made of keratin. Pangolins range in weight from just 4 pounds to a record 70 pounds.

KARACHI: The population of the Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) has drastically declined due to poaching, illegal trade, habitat loss, retaliatory killings and climate change. We need to take ...

But trafficking, together with habitat loss, remains a problem and has led to the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) and Sunda/Malayan pangolin becoming critically endangered, with the other ...