South Africa’s neighbour leads Africa in pangolin arrests as traffickers push these endangered mammals to the brink of ...

World Pangolin Day 2026 highlights why pangolins matter to ecosystems and how illegal trade and hunting are pushing them toward extinction.

Among them is the Indian pangolin, a quiet yet extraordinary creature often described as nature’s silent sentinel. Found across the plains, hills, forests and dry regions of the Indian subcontinent, ...

Study suggests that appetite for bushmeat -- rather than black market for scales to use in traditional Chinese medicine -- is driving West Africa's illegal hunting of one of the world's most ...

ZIMBABWE has emerged as a continental leader in the fight against pangolin poaching, recording the highest number of arrests linked to the illegal trade of the endangered species in Africa.

Study suggests that appetite for bushmeat – rather than black market for scales to use in traditional Chinese medicine – may be driving West Africa’s illegal hunting of one of the world’s most ...

Quick, imagine an animal tongue. What came into your mind? The flicking forked tongue of a snake? A cow licking a block of salt? Your dog’s slobbery tongue lolling out the side of its mouth on a hot ...

African pangolins are heavily hunted to meet the international demand for scales as well as for their meat in the local bushmeat trade. But how much each contributes to the hunting of these ...