Nepal: Rhino Horn and Pangolin Smugglers Arrested
Nepal: Rhino Horn and Pangolin Smugglers Arrested (via Annamiticus) In less than a month’s time, Nepalese authorities have rounded up 12 suspects in three separate incidents for smuggling rhino horns...
View ArticleInaugural ‘Scaling Up Pangolin Conservation’ Conference Held in Singapore
Inaugural ‘Scaling Up Pangolin Conservation’ Conference Held in Singapore (via Annamiticus) Wildlife Reserves Singapore and the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival...
View ArticleMalaysia: 6 Pangolin Traffickers Sentenced to Jail
Malaysia: 6 Pangolin Traffickers Sentenced to Jail (via Annamiticus) Six pangolin traffickers were sentenced to prison in Malaysia for “unlawful possession and illegal confinement” of 150 pangolins....
View ArticleKorean Website Removes Adverts for Pangolin Scales
Update: Korean Website Removes Adverts for Rhino Horn, Pangolin Scales (via Annamiticus) We are pleased to update the story about the EC21 website: The company has removed the rhino horn and pangolin...
View ArticlePangolin Trafficking: 2011 to August 2013 [Infographic]
Pangolin Trafficking: 2011 to August 2013 [Infographic] (via Annamiticus) Updated figures for global pangolin trafficking suggest that between 91,390 and 182,780 pangolins were victims of the illegal...
View ArticleOver 6 Tons of Pangolins Seized in Vietnam Port
Over 6 Tons of Pangolins Seized in Vietnam Port (via Annamiticus) Customs officials in the Vietnamese port city of Hai Phong have seized 6.2 tonnes (nearly 7 tons) of pangolins which were discovered in...
View Article102 Live Pangolins Confiscated in Thailand, Scales Seized in India
102 Live Pangolins Confiscated in Thailand, Pangolin Scales Seized in India (via Annamiticus) In a span of less than five days, two pangolin trafficking incidents were reported in two countries: On...
View ArticlePangolin Trafficking: 2011 to October 2013 [Infographic]
Pangolin Trafficking: 2011 to October 2013 [Infographic] (via Annamiticus) During the months of August through October 2013, at least 2,804 pangolins were recorded in 15 pangolin trafficking incidents...
View ArticleIndonesia: Pangolin Smugglers Doing Their Dirty Work [Photos]
Indonesia: Pangolin Smugglers Doing Their Dirty Work [Photos] (via Annamiticus) A series of disturbing photos taken on October 21, 2013, shows pangolin traffickers operating at the Denpasar Bird Market...
View ArticlePangolin Scales Seized in Hong Kong, 2 Arrested [Photos]
Pangolin Scales Seized in Hong Kong, 2 Arrested [Photos] (via Annamiticus) Hong Kong Customs foiled a pangolin smuggling operation on October 30, 2013, when a “suspicious” fishing vessel was observed...
View ArticlePangolin Trafficking: Over 8,000 Pangolins Seized in 2013
Pangolin Trafficking: Over 8,000 Pangolins Seized in 2013 (via Annamiticus) 2013 was another deadly year for pangolins, with an estimated 8,125 of these shy creatures confiscated in 49 instances of...
View Article2 Tons of Pangolin Scales from Cameroon Seized in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Customs officials have intercepted an illegal shipment of 2.6 tons of pangolin scales from Cameroon via Malaysia — the second haul from the African continent in less than a month. The 2,340...
View Article6 Months of Pangolin Trafficking in Asia: 17 Seizures in 6 Countries
During the first six months of 2014, at least 17 pangolin trafficking incidents were reported across six Asian countries: China (including Hong Kong), India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, and Thailand....
View ArticleProgress for Pangolins at CITES Meeting in Geneva
The 65th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee held in Geneva yielded positive results for pangolins with the establishment of an intercessional working group on pangolins, which adopted a mandate...
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