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    NEWS – The art of saving pangolins

    by Scaled 9th March 2021

    We are always blown away by the generosity of people who discover pangolins and decide to join the struggle to stop them being wiped off the face of the earth. Gillian Condy is one such person. Born in Kenya, Gillian went to primary school in…

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    IN THE NEWS – Forensic scientists are racing to save the pangolin from extinction

    by Scaled 21st December 2020

    The following article appeared in Wired magazine, in print and online on October 10, 2020. It was written by Sabrina Weiss and the photos are by Julien Faure. The original article can be found here Pangolin scales are a prized ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine…

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    IN THE NEWS – Saving the world’s most trafficked mammal

    by Scaled 13th November 2020

    On the 5, November 2020, the Mail & Guardian’s environmental reporter Sheree Bega filed the following story about our work. Nicci Wright gently pushes a syringe filled with warm kitten formula into Tot’s tiny, waiting mouth. The 50-day-old Temminck’s ground pangolin’s thin long tongue slurps…

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    BREAKING – A pangolin pup is born free from a rescued, released pangolin

    by Scaled 6th September 2020

    Retrieved out of the trade On the 25th of April 2020, a pangolin was retrieved out of the illegal trade in an intelligence-driven operation by the South African Police Service (SAPS) Endangered Species Unit. Pangolins retrieved from the trade are given names of association with…

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    IN THE NEWS – Saving Africa’s Pangolin Species

    by Scaled 3rd September 2020

    Interview with Professor Ray Jansen Interview by Rory Francis – published on the wildark.org website. Find the original article here Pangolin – the venerable ‘wise old man’ of the African bush – is said to be a totem of good luck and the bringer of…

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    IN THE NEWS – Polisielid vas wat glo ietermagô wil verkoop

    by Scaled 21st August 2020

    Die Beeld published this story on 18 August 2020 – another pangolin poaching group caught in the act! Read the original story here Polisielid vas wat glo ietermagô wil verkoop Deur Hanti Otto ‘n Gewapende polisielid het glo noe net ‘n hoogs bedreigde ietermagô prober…

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    IN THE NEWS – Four pangolins rescued in a week from illegal trade

    by Scaled 18th August 2020

    On the 7th of August 2020, Sheree Bega from the Saturday Star wrote this story from information supplied by the African Pangolin Working Group. There has been a poaching spike out there with many  pangolins being retrieved – this is about one of the busiest…

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    Species at an African wet market

    A open letter in response to the total ban on global “wet markets”

    by Scaled 6th July 2020

    Dear Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu (Director General of the World Health Organisation) and Ms Inger Andersen (Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program), STATEMENT ON NOVEL CORONOVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC AND A RESPONSE TO THE CALL ON THE TOTAL BAN ON GLOBAL “WET MARKETS” Preamble…

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    IN THE NEWS – China urged to burn stockpiles of pangolin scales

    by Scaled 12th June 2020

    The following article was published by Oxpeckers. Environmental groups say a symbolic gesture would send a clear signal to the public that use of pangolin scales is no longer permitted. Alexis Kriel reports A call on the Chinese government to burn its stockpile of pangolin…

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    NEWS – 2nd International Pangolin Conference postponed

    by Scaled 15th May 2020

    15 May 2020, Prof Ray Jansen issued a press release: Dear all interested and potential delegates who where planning to or who had planned to attend the 2nd international Pangolin Conference scheduled to take place during September and October 2020 in the conference facilities in…

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