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    Groundbreaking sentence in pangolin poaching case

    by Scaled 20th May 2021

    On 17 September, 2019 at Silver Oaks, Pretoria, members of the Cullinan Stock Theft & Endangered Species Unit, assisted by members from K9 Benoni, Silverton and Law Enforcement Officials from the Gauteng Department of Agriculture & Rural Development also known as the Green Scorpions, and…

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

    by Scaled 6th Sep 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 – Polisielid vas wat glo ietermagô wil verkoop

    by Scaled 21st Aug 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 Aug 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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    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 – 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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