The pangolin or scaly ant-eater (Manis penta-dactyla dalmanni) is the most primitive of Chinese mammals, and although it is fully protected by law in the colony and island of Hong-Kong ...

Pangolins are scaly, anteater-like mammals known for their long tongues, burrowing lifestyles and elusive habits. Throughout ...

“The pangolins here are all tagged but that doesn ... We follow their example and retreat to Phinda’s most unique habitat — the sand forest. Created millennia ago, when sinking sea levels ...

Throughout their homes in Africa and Asia, pangolins are threatened by poaching, habitat loss and other human-induced pressures. As researchers analyzed the DNA of the confiscated pangolins ...

ZSI scientists discover new Indo-Burmese pangolin species diverged from Chinese pangolin 3.4 million years ago, highlighting conservation urgency.

The new species, the Indo-Burmese pangolin, scientifically called Manis indoburmanica, is a distinct phylogenetic species of the Asian pangolin. Often confused with the Chinese pangolin, the newly ...

Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) scientists identified a new pangolin species which diverged from the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) around 3.4 million years ago, the organisation said in a ...

Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have identified a new species: the Indo-Burmese pangolin (Manis indoburmanica). This discovery sheds light on the evolutionary diversity of pangolins ...

in collaboration with Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (SVW), successfully released 12 critically endangered Javan pangolins (Manis javanica) back into their natural habitat. The pangolins were rescued from ...