While efforts from the government, non-governmental organizations and all the other stakeholders have been able to curb the ...

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

Despite being an endangered species and protected by an international trade ban, pangolins – also known as scaly anteaters – remain highly sought-after in China and Southeast Asia. Their scales, ...

They also recommend more scientific studies on the pharmacological effects — or lack thereof — of pangolin scales to promote alternative treatments and reduce their use in medicine.

A staggering number of birds, turtles, reptiles, primates, and big cats were seized. While China officially banned the use of pangolin scales in traditional medicine in 2020, it remains the largest ...

The planet’s eight pangolin species — four in Africa and four in Asia — are all classified as vulnerable to critically endangered. Since 2014 the animals, which reproduce slowly and whose populations ...

In its latest submission to the 78th Meeting of the UN CITES Standing Committee (3-8 February 2025), China proposed a 90 per cent reduction in pharmaceutical and hospital use of pangolin scales by ...

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.

Pangolins face extinction at an alarming rate, with one killed every three minutes. Despite China's proposed cuts to pangolin scale use, fears of illegal trade and hidden stockpiles persist.