Pangolins
It's the only mammal that's covered in scales, has one of the longest tongues in the world and is one of the most trafficked animals on the planet
Meet the weird-looking pangolin and learn why they are threatened with extinction.
Supporting communities to fight for environmental justice, Indigenous rights, and peace
Paul Sein Twa is a grassroots activist who led his community to establish Myanmar’s Salween Peace Park, a 5,485km² conservation zone that’s protecting land and life, including tigers, leopards and pangolins.
Pangolin scales can still be legally traded and used in China
Although pangolin scales have been removed the traditional Chinese medicine compendium, they are still listed as an ingredient for some medicines.
Baby wild pangolin rescued and nursed back to health in Thailand
Conservationists in Thailand have been caring for a young pangolin that was found by a roadside, despite the restrictions they face during the coronavirus pandemic.
The scaly enigma of pangolins, and how that could help to save them
Pangolins have baffled people for centuries. Weird ideas about ‘scaly devils’ and ‘fish hogs’ may explain why they’re the world’s most trafficked mammals, says Dr Natalie Lawrence, but they could also help save them.
Pangolins under pressure: why these unique mammals are threatened with extinction
The armour that protects pangolins makes them acutely vulnerable to the deadliest predator of all. James Fair reports on the conservationists fighting to save these amazing mammals from Homo sapiens.
Rescued pangolin released back into the wild
The young pangolin had been illegally caught by poachers and kept in constant darkness.
Record haul of pangolin scales seized
The anti-trafficking operation also identified a previously unknown smuggling route.
Standing up for pangolins
It's World Pangolin Day on 20 February – a chance for us all to find out more about a group of animals that you'd be tempted to dismiss as imaginary if they didn't genuinely exist.