The team of journalists and editors report from more than ten countries and territories throughout Europe, Africa and Asia. IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group Chair: Daniel W. S. ChallenderRed List Authority Coordinator: Carly Waterman. Pangolins have long, powerful claws that are perfect for ripping open ant nests and super long sticky tongues to pick up ants and termites. At the conference, the IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group announced that more than 500,000 pangolins have been trafficked globally in the past three years. ... and rhinoceros horns are the latest status symbol or medicinal panacea. Although normally shy, Indian pangolins are reported to wander into villages and have been known to dig through concrete and into houses. The latest insights from ZSL's conservation team... Community Managed Pangolin Conservation Areas, community engagement is combined with training. Pangolins have the dubious honour of being the world’s most trafficked wild mammals, with more than a million believed to have been snatched from the wild in the last decade. Subscribe to email updates from ZSL and expect to hear about: The Zoological Society of London is incorporated by Royal Charter - Registered Charity in England and Wales no. There are four African species which are the Cape or Temminck’s ground Pangolin, the Giant ground or Giant Pangolin, the Tree or African White-bellied Pangolin, and the Long-tailed or Black-bellied Pangolin. ZSL’s pangolin projects are generously supported by Fondation Segré, IUCN's Save Our Species initiative, Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hong Kong, the Regina Bauer Frankenberg Foundation, WildInvest and US Fish and Wildlife Service. These super-strong scales overlap like artichoke leaves, and when attacked pangolins roll up in a ball to protect themselves. The project involves working with community members to identify and pursue locally-appropriate sustainable livelihoods as an alternative to engaging in illegal wildlife trade. The Chinese and Sunda pangolins are ranked 91st and 92nd respectively, out of more than 5,000 species, on the Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) mammals list due to their combinations of high evolutionary distinctiveness and critically endangered threat status. Spread the word – tell your friends, family and colleagues all about these amazing creatures. According to a conservative estimate by researchers, there is a demand for 100,000 pangolins every year to support China’s domestic medicine market. The adult male is about one-third larger than the female. Find out more about face masks, local area restrictions and how we are making your visit safe here. Pangolins have been described variously as ‘walking pinecones’, ‘artichokes with tails’ and looking like ‘modern day dinosaurs’. Pangolins are now the world’s most illegally traded wild mammal – more than one million poached over the past decade (more than rhinos, elephants, and tigers combined). Four pangolin species live in Asia: the Chinese Pangolin, the Sunda or Malayan Pangolin, the Philippine Pangolin, and the Indian or Thick-tailed Pangolin. The scales — 14 tons of them — belonged to roughly 36,000 poached pangolins. The tree pangolin is the most frequently encountered pangolin in Africa. The Pangolin Crisis Fund: Hope for Pangolins. This is despite a commercial trade ban for wild-caught pangolins in Asia that has been in place since 2000. Sadly, this defence is ineffective against poachers. They have powerful claws for burrowing and ripping apart ant and termite nests. Indian Pangolin is a large anteater covered dorsally by 11-13 rows of scales. However, this doesn't help them defend against poachers, who can just pick them up, put them in a sack and carry them off. ZSL supported proposals to safeguard pangolins and uplist all eight species to Appendix I at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP 17). At the 65th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee in July 2014, the CITES Secretariat stated, “illegal trade in pangolin specimens is escalating at an alarming rate” (SC65 Doc. A terminal scale is also present on the ventral side of the tail of the Indian Pangolin, which is absent in the Chinese Pangolin. Of the eight species of pangolin worldwide, two are found in India. At the CITES Conference of Parties 17 (CoP17) in 2016, pangolins were elevated from trade Appendix II to Appendix I. Here are some easy ways to help save the pangolin. The Pangolin Reports is a collaborative effort by the Environmental Reporting Collective to document the poaching, trafficking, and consumption of pangolins. Don’t buy pangolins or pangolin products – this includes live pangolins, pangolin meat, wine, scales and leather. ZSL is championing the conservation of pangolins through engaging with on-the-ground conservationists, key decision makers, the media and conservation organisations around the world. The conservation reports and close monitoring are a continuation from CoP17 and will help determine what action needs to be taken in three years’ time at the CoP19. As a result, pangolins are now widely regarded to be the world’s most trafficked wild mammals with more than one million estimated to have been snatched from the wild in the past decade. ... at CITES 2016 that pangolin … Pangolins are unique in that they are the world’s only scaly mammals. New international pangolin conservation initiative. ZSL has created a cooperative programme with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to develop a team of early-career Central African and Asian conservation practitioners from varied disciplines to champion the conservation of pangolins in Central Africa. With 46-47 vertebrae the long-tailed pangolin holds the record for the highest number of vertebrae among mammals. Pangolins are adapted for eating ants and termites. At the CITES Conference of Parties 17 (CoP17) in 2016, pangolins were elevated from trade Appendix II to Appendix I. International trade in pangolins for commercial purposes is prohibited by law. ©2020 Save Pangolins.All rights reserved. A 2016 report showed that one million pangolins had been trafficked over the course of a ten-year time period for their meat and scales, which are used in traditional Asian medicines. A Sunda pangolin is reintroduced with a transmitter for post-release monitoring, SVW reintroduces a Sunda pangolin to the wild. Find out more about the MENTOR POP Fellowship Programme. The main threat to pangolins is from poaching and illegal trade, driven largely by increasing demand for pangolin products from the Far East, particularly China and Vietnam. ©2020 IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, South American Camelid (guanacos and vicuñas), Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP), World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL), World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA). Visit www.edgeofexistence.org for more information. Going forward, all international commercial pangolin trade remains illegal. The word "pangolin" comes from the Malay word "pengguling", meaning "something that rolls up". 208728.Principal Office England - Company Number RC000749 - Registered address Regent's Park, London, England NW1 4RY. The Parties to CITES voted to support all of the proposals at the Oct 2016 meeting, meaning that there is now an international commercial trade ban in place for pangolins and more support for a suite of other actions that will help to secure their future. First global conference on conservation of pangolins, Developing release protocols for trade-confiscated Sunda pangolins, Saving the world's most illegally traded wild mammal, Carly Waterman is ZSL’s Pangolin Technical Specialist, the Programme Officer for the IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group and the IUCN Red List Co-ordinator for pangolins, Withoon Sodsai is undertaking an EDGE Fellowship focusing on the Sunda pangolin in Thailand, Ambika Khatiwada has completed an EDGE Fellowship focusing on the Chinese pangolin in Nepal, Tran Quang Phuong has completed an EDGE Fellowship focusing on the Sunda pangolin in Vietnam, Dr Hem Sagar Baral - country representative: Nepal, Dr Bhagawan Raj Dahal - pangolin project manager: Nepal. Species under Appendix I are prohibited from all international commercial trade because they are threatened with extinction. As the populations of the four Asian pangolin species plummet, traders are now looking to Africa to meet demand from markets in East and Southeast Asia. Find out more about pangolins and learn some pangolin facts. Species under Appendix I are prohibited from all international commercial trade because they are threatened with extinction. The project helped to protect four species of pangolin through supporting anti-poaching patrols and law enforcement at key sites in Cameroon and Thailand, and by initiating work to reduce demand for pangolin products in China. All eight species of pangolin are listed as threatened with extinction on the IUCN Red List. A Critically Endangered Sunda pangonlin (Manis javanica) at a rehabilitation center in Cambodia. Endangered baby pangolin takes his first steps after rescue from poachers, A Pioneering Initiative in Pangolin Conservation, Launching the World’s First Community-Managed Pangolin Conservation Areas, Locating giant ground pangolins using camera traps on burrows, Nepalese Government publicly burns huge illegal wildlife stockpile, Pangolin protectors at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, Pangolin prosecutions are a huge triumph for wildlife, Saving the world’s most illegally traded wild mammal. Help us create a safer world for people and for wildlife. The Cape pangolin often uses the burrows of other animals including aardvarks and aardwolves. The Philippine pangolin is endemic to the Philippines, inhabiting four islands including Palawan and Culion. The giant ground pangolin is the largest extant species of pangolin. As of January 2020, there are eight species of pangolin whose conservation status … ZSL has supported two EDGE Fellows (in-country conservationists) to lead projects on the Chinese and Sunda pangolins in Nepal and Vietnam, and is currently supporting an EDGE Fellow focusing on the Sunda pangolin in Thailand as part of the Pangolin Conservation Initiative.
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