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Tag: Pangolins

World

Can Nigeria Help Save the Pangolins Amid a Global Wildlife Crime Crisis?

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025Ephrat LivniComments Off on Can Nigeria Help Save the Pangolins Amid a Global Wildlife Crime Crisis?

The country has been known as a hub for the trade in illegal wildlife. But it has been stepping up enforcement as concerns grow about the depletion of certain species and the growing role of international crime groups in animal trafficking.

World

2 Ivory Smugglers Captured in International Operation, U.S. Says

November 12, 2021November 12, 2021Christine ChungComments Off on 2 Ivory Smugglers Captured in International Operation, U.S. Says

The men were captured by relying on DNA sampling from a previously seized ivory haul, which helped experts pinpoint the location of poached elephants.

World

Myanmar Plan to Breed Protected Species in Captivity Draws Criticism

July 15, 2020RICHARD C. PADDOCK and SAW NANGComments Off on Myanmar Plan to Breed Protected Species in Captivity Draws Criticism

Myanmar’s conservation ministry is considering captive breeding of as many as 175 threatened species, including tigers, Irrawaddy dolphins and rare birds that exist only in the wild.

World

Significance of Pangolin Viruses in Human Pandemic Remains Murky

March 26, 2020JAMES GORMANComments Off on Significance of Pangolin Viruses in Human Pandemic Remains Murky

Scientists haven’t found evidence that the new coronavirus jumped from pangolins to people, but they do host very similar viruses

World

China’s Ban on Wildlife Trade a Big Step, but Has Loopholes, Conservationists Say

February 27, 2020JAMES GORMANComments Off on China’s Ban on Wildlife Trade a Big Step, but Has Loopholes, Conservationists Say

The coronavirus epidemic prompted China to permanently ban trade of wild animals as food, but not for medicinal use.

World

To Prevent Next Coronavirus, Stop the Wildlife Trade, Conservationists Say

February 19, 2020February 20, 2020RACHEL NUWERComments Off on To Prevent Next Coronavirus, Stop the Wildlife Trade, Conservationists Say

Conservationists see a persistent threat of epidemics so long as tens of millions of animals are traded in Southeast Asia.

World

Pangolins Are Suspected as a Potential Coronavirus Host

February 10, 2020February 12, 2020JAMES GORMANComments Off on Pangolins Are Suspected as a Potential Coronavirus Host

The world’s most trafficked mammal may be involved in the Wuhan outbreak, but the evidence is far from clear.

World

Seizure of 14 Tons of Pangolin Scales in Singapore Sets a Dismal Record

April 8, 2019April 9, 2019TIFFANY MAYComments Off on Seizure of 14 Tons of Pangolin Scales in Singapore Sets a Dismal Record

If the illegal trade in the scaly anteater is not curtailed, “pangolins face the risk of going extinct,” an official with a conservation group said.

World

Hong Kong, Crossroads of the Criminal Wildlife Trade

February 12, 2019CHARLES HOMANSComments Off on Hong Kong, Crossroads of the Criminal Wildlife Trade

Despite reforms, the territory is a linchpin in the global traffic in illegal animal parts.

World

9 Tons of Pangolin Scales Are Seized in Hong Kong

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019TIFFANY MAYComments Off on 9 Tons of Pangolin Scales Are Seized in Hong Kong

Officials believe the scales came from nearly 14,000 pangolins. All eight pangolin species are endangered, some critically.

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