Current Research

The APWG has funded Francois Meyer in obtaining his Masters degree and continues this funding for his PHD.This research aims to gain a greater understanding of Temminck’s pangolin ecology and behaviour post-release, in order to aid in future release procedures, management decisions and research opportunities. The pangolins in this study are all formerly confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade and released back into a suitable habitat that form part of the species natural distribution range.Francois […]

Funded by Ceva Wildlife Research Fund and the APWG. The pangolins in the study form part of the world first reintroduction of Temminck’s pangolin into an area where they were locally extinct for four decades. This project is the brainchild of the APWG together with andBeyondPhinda and is taking place on the Munyawana Conservancy and the andBeyond Phinda Private Game Reserve. This PhD is entitled: Adaptive behavior, habitat use and ecological traits of Temminck’s pangolin […]