The Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) Credit: Sarita Jnawali of NTNC – Central Zoo The United States, CC BY 2.0 The Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) Credit: Sarita Jnawali of NTNC – Central ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday that it plans to declare seven species of pangolin endangered, a move meant to stiffen penalties for those who poach and smuggle what are often ...

Federal officials have proposed declaring the pangolin endangered, a move that would help protect what is often considered the “most trafficked mammal” in the world. Pangolins are adorable, but ...

Pangolins are amazing, bizarre, adorable creatures, but due to the demand for their scales on the illegal market, they’re also the most trafficked animal in the world. In order to turn the tide, ...

FILE - A pangolin looks for food on private property Feb. 15, 2019, in Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File) (Themba Hadebe, Copyright 2019 The ...

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A white-bellied pangolin rescued from local animal traffickers in Uganda. All eight known pangolin species remain at high risk of extinction - Copyright AFP Jack GUEZ ...

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U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered Species Act. The pangolin is “the most trafficked mammal in the world” in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect ...