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    IN THE NEWS – Pangolin highlights reality of poaching crisis

    by Scaled 31st Oct 2019

    The following article was written by René de Klerk and published by Safarinews.org During August, news of a poached pangolin reached the team at the Johannesburg Wildlife Veterinary Hospital (JWVH). While the rescue of live pangolins from the illegal trade in South Africa during sting…

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    IN THE NEWS – Pangolin rescued from poachers in North

    by Scaled 9th Oct 2019

    The following article was published by the Pretoria North Rekord One poacher is still at large after four others were arrested in possession of a pangolin. A pangolin who has been named Zambezi was rescued this morning in a joint operation outside the Kolonnade Retail…

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    IN THE NEWS – Scaling up protection of Earth’s most heavily poached and trafficked mammal

    by Scaled 6th Sep 2019

    The following article extract was published by the Daily Maverick and was written by Tessa Knight. August saw two breakthroughs in pangolin protection: China announced traditional medicines containing pangolin will no longer be covered by insurance, and an Mpumalanga court handed down the harshest sentence…

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    IN THE NEWS – Curbing consumption of pangolins

    by Scaled 10th Jul 2019

    Use of pangolins for bushmeat and African traditional medicine, particularly in poor communities, is complicated by the growing, unsustainable demand for scales from Asia. Alexis Kriel investigated for Oxpeckers.org (Pictured above: A full pangolin skin with all the scales intact, for sale in an African…

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    IN THE NEWS – Africa’s pangolins caught in ‘the perfect storm’

    by Scaled 22nd May 2019

    Recent seizures of huge hauls of scales have turned Nigeria into Africa’s key illegal pangolin exporting country. The APWG’s Alexis Kriel investigates what is driving the trade in this article published in Oxpeckers.org (Photo above: Lagos market: The peddlar offered two live pangolins to a…

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    IN THE NEWS – Chinese lawmakers propose a ban on the sale of pangolin products for traditional medicine

    by Scaled 13th Mar 2019

    Reblogged from the Environmental Investigation Agency (see the original post here) 7th March, 2019 Members of China’s National People’s Congress, the country’s legislature, have made a public announcement to propose a ban on the use of pangolin products for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).The proposals will…

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    IN THE NEWS – The war against pangolin smuggling – here’s how you can help

    by Scaled 28th Feb 2019

    The following article was published by the Middelburg Observer If the illegal trade of pangolins is not stopped, these mysterious animals will follow the same path as their brothers in Asia, to extinction.  “Asia has killed their own pangolins and now they are coming for…

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    IN THE NEWS – Outrage over ruling in pangolin case

    by Scaled 22nd Feb 2019

    The following article was written by Sharika Regchand and published by the Witness Outrage greeted news on Thursday that the 42-year-old man who tried to sell a pangolin in Pietermaritzburg was given a R240 000 fine or alternatively a wholly suspended three-year sentence. Pietermaritzburg magistrate…

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    IN THE NEWS – South African activists try to protect endangered pangolins

    by Scaled 16th Feb 2019

    The following article was published by ABC news from the Associated Press. JOHANNESBURG — As World Pangolin Day is marked around the globe, Saturday, some conservationists in South Africa are working to protect the endangered animals, including caring for a few that have been rescued…

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    IN THE NEWS – Pangolin rescued from poachers in Limpopo

    by Scaled 9th Feb 2019

    The Press release from Welgevonden Game Reserve, written by Jessica Oosthuyse was published by African Geographic and is republished here with their permission. A joint security operation led to the arrest of five pangolin poachers in Vaalwater, Limpopo earlier this February. “We received word of…

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