2nd International Pangolin Conference Programme
People who would like to attend virtually can still register and attend this hybrid conference.
When registering, please note that there are two zone options.
Zone A: List of Countries
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and U.S.A.
Zone B: Any Country not listed under Zone A
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Day 1 - 13 September 2021
Pangolin Trade and Traditional Use
Chair: Alexis Kriel
| Time | Event | Author/Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Opening and welcome | Alexis Kriel (Co-Chairperson of the APWG) |
| 09:15 – 10:15 | Opening Address Scales of injustice: Africa’s poor, poached pangolins & the impact of the global pandemic | Ray Jansen: Outgoing Chairperson and founder of the African Pangolin Working Group, Member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission Pangolin Specialist Group; Professor at Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Tea | |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | The hunting, consumption, and trade of pangolins in sub-Saharan Africa | Daniel J Ingram |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Business as usual: limited impact of national bans and coronavirus on the sale of pangolins in a major urban bushmeat market in Cameroon | Jessica Harvey-Carroll, Franklin T. Simo, Timm Sonn-Juul, Jean Pierre Tsafack, Serge Aka’a, Francis Nchembi Tarla, Andrew Fowler, Daniel J. Ingram |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Retrieval, survival and post-release monitoring of Temminck’s pangolins (Smutsia temmickii) retrieved out of the illegal wildlife trade in South Africa | Francois Meyer, Lourens Swanepoel(1) & Raymond Jansen |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Ecology of Temminck’s pangolin in north-central Namibia | Kelsey Prediger , Morgan Hauptfleisch, and Monique MacKenzie |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Developing and testing improved methods for species identification and estimate the number of Indian pangolins (Manus crassicaudata) from scales seized in the illegal trade | Priyan Perera and Hirusha Randimal Algewatta |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Assessing the feasibility of introducing Temminck’s pangolin (Smutsia temminckii), recovered from the illegal wildlife trade, into a private game reserve in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa | Craig Sholto-Douglas, Charli De Vos, Simon Naylor(1) & Ray Jansen |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Pangolin.Africa – teaming up to save a species | Helena Atkinson & Machel Van Niekerk |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Tea & end of day one |
Day 2 - 14 September 2021
Pangolin Conservation and Rehabilitation
Chair: Nicci Wright
| Time | Event | Author/Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Opening and announcements | Nicci Wright (Co-Chairperson of the APWG) |
| 09:15 – 09:45 | Do Malaysians care? A survey of the Malaysian public towards the Sunda pangolin | Chong, J. L. & Gogelawanan, K. |
| 09:45 – 10:15 | Sifting through the bag scales: a multidisciplinary review of pangolin science, patents and public interest | S Heighton and P Gaubert Tea |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Tea | |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Engaging local communities in pangolin conservation in the eastern DRC community-managed forests | PALUKU MBUSA Omer, MITONDO HAMISI Alain |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Conservation of the globally endangered pangolin and its habitat through research, education and community conservation programs in Sindhupalchowk district, Nepal | Prativa Kaspal |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Reference intervals for selected haematological and clinical biochemistry measurands in Temminck’s pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) | K Lourens, EH Hooijberg, L Meyer |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Raising five white-bellied pangolin pups in Nigeria | Maria Diekmann, Rare & Endangered Species Trust |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Ireti: the tale of a Nigerian pangolin | Mark Rume Ofua |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | The rescue, rehabilitation and release of pangolins | Nicci Wright Jessica Jimerson |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Tea & end of day two |
Day 3 - 15 September 2021
Pangolin Biology and Ecology
Chair: Ray Jansen
| Time | Event | Author/Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Opening and announcements | Ray Jansen |
| 09:15 – 09:45 | Molecular estimation divergence time scale of Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) found in Sri Lanka from the Indian mainland | H. R. Algewatta, B. G. D. N. K. de Silva, P. K. P. Perera, , L. D. C. Peiris |
| 09:45 – 10:15 | Conservation genetics of pangolins in the Congo Republic | Bernáthová I, Swiacká M, Hulva P, Loubassou C B V & Černá Bolfíková B |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Tea | |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Use of camera trap data to monitor the cryptic Indian pangolins (Manus crassicaudata): A case study from a tropical lowland rainforest in Southwest Sri Lanka | Priyan Perera and Hasitha Karawita |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Pangolins exhibit behavioural and physiological plasticity in response to fluctuations in climate and food availability in their natural environment | Wendy Panaino, F. Parrini, R. Hetem, L. Meyer, D. Smith, G. van Dyk, and A. Fuller |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Population genetics of the white-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) in the Dahomey Gap (West Africa): challenges for tracing the local trade | Stanislas Zanvo, Sylvestre C.A.M. Djagoun, Fortuné A. Azihou, Bruno Djossa, Komlan Afiademanyo, Ayodedji Olayemi, Clément Agbangla, Brice Sinsin1, Philippe Gaubert |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Judiciary and law enforcement education initiatives to combat illegal pangolin trafficking within the Greater Limpopo Transfronteir Conservation Area | Alexis Kriel |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | To thwart pangolin trafficking at international level, there’s a dire need to empower local organisations, implicate local communities and ensure an effective local justice system favorable to wildlife | Adams Cassinga |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Pangolin Crisis Fund presentation | Paul Thomson & Araluen Schunmann |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Tea & end of day three |
Day 4 - Thursday 16 September 2021
IUCN SSC PSG Workshop
Chair: Matt Shirley and Keri Parker
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 12:00 | Conservation planning for Smutsia temminckii Attendees will be sent a link to join in the workshop closer to the time. Attendance is free of charge. |