This shy, scaly creature is the world’s most trafficked mammal—with more than a million pangolins poached in the past decade. Learn more about the pangolin, why all eight pangolin nspecies are at risk of extinction, and the conservation efforts needed to save them.
According to Nat Geo – Smuggling networks that once focused on ivory are increasingly turning to pangolins.
From 2019 : It was a monumental win for pangolin conservation as all 8 pangolin species were uplisted to Appendix I at the CITES Convention of the Parties in Johannesburg several days ago.
This means that all 8 species of pangolins are banned from all international commercial trade.
It was a near unanimous decision by the parties to uplist pangolins, with only one country voting against.
It was striking to see NGOs (non-governmental organizations) unite with the shared goal to support the uplisting of all 8 pangolin species.
Here is a funny take on the word ‘pangolin’ ….
