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When Indonesian customs found 3 tons of pangolin scales hidden in a shipping container, one conservation group decided criminal charges weren't enough. Their groundbreaking civil lawsuit demanding payment for ecosystem damage could change how the world fights wildlife trafficking.
Rescued pangolin babies are learning to find their own food with help from dedicated caregivers in Cameroon. The patient training could help save the world's most trafficked mammal.
Scientists used DNA from a museum specimen dating back to 1836 to confirm a distinct Himalayan pangolin species living in Nepal and northern India. This discovery gives conservationists a powerful new tool to trace illegally traded pangolin scales back to poachers and protect the world's most trafficked mammal.
Scientists confirmed a "new" pangolin species hiding in the Himalayas for nearly two centuries. The discovery gives conservationists critical information to protect one of the world's most endangered mammals.
Camera traps in a tiny Nepalese community forest have captured the first video evidence of a critically endangered Chinese pangolin in the region. The discovery shows how local traditions and community stewardship can protect rare wildlife even in small, fragmented habitats.
Indigenous communities in India's Nagaland state just passed a historic resolution protecting the world's most trafficked mammal. The ban shows how local customary law can succeed where national enforcement struggles.
Scientists can now trace trafficked pangolins back to their origins within just a few kilometers using DNA from degraded samples. The breakthrough method is helping authorities identify poaching hotspots and dismantle illegal wildlife trade networks.
A pangolin saved from wildlife traffickers in 2020 has now become a grandmother in the wild, proving conservation programs can reverse extinction. Her story offers hope for the world's most trafficked mammal.
The world's most trafficked mammal is making a comeback in southern China. Six years after gaining top-level protection, the critically endangered Chinese tree pangolin population is growing for the first time this century.
After five years on the run, a suspected wildlife trafficking leader is finally in custody thanks to persistent detective work and international cooperation. The arrest sends a powerful message that environmental crime will not go unpunished.
Two wildlife poachers in Nigeria received 18-month sentences for illegally possessing three live pangolins, sending a powerful message that endangered species protections have teeth. The Federal High Court conviction marks a meaningful win for pangolins, the world's most trafficked mammals.
Nigerian customs officers saved five endangered pangolins from wildlife traffickers in Taraba State, part of a February operation that also stopped $32,000 worth of smuggled goods. The rescued animals will now receive professional care at a wildlife sanctuary.