An estimated one million of the animals also known as scaly anteaters were poached worldwide over the last decade, mainly due to demand for their scales, particularly in Asia. In addition to ...

The population of the Indian pangolin has drastically plummeted in Pakistan due to a variety of factors, mainly poaching, illegal trade, habitat loss, retaliatory killings and climate change.

The Indian pangolin is one of Pakistan's most endangered species. Also called thick-tailed pangolin and scaly anteater, this mammal's population has been dwindling fast due to several factors ...

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 ...

The organisation said that Nigeria has emerged as a global export hub and a prominent player in the supply of pangolin scales primarily to Asia, noting that Nigeria was linked to 55 percent of ...

Covered in tough, overlapping scales, pangolins look like tiny armoured warriors. Despite their reptilian appearance, they are mammals — shy, nocturnal, and completely harmless. There are eight ...

Mangalagiri: As part of the World Pangolin Day celebrations, the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department in association with Eastern Ghats Wildlife Society released a project report on the conservation ...

The population of the Indian pangolin has drastically plummeted in Pakistan due to a variety of factors, mainly poaching, illegal trade, habitat loss, retaliatory killings and climate change. The ...

Wild Africa, a global non-governmental organisation, has called for the protection of pangolins, the world’s most trafficked mammal, and support for local conservation projects. In a statement ...

Ghanaian authorities and local organisations are upping their efforts to combat the poaching of pangolins, an endangered mammal whose meat and scales are among the most trafficked internationally.