Owning exotic and rare animals as pets is a status symbol in India. This has led to a supply-chain spread across many ...

Known for their remarkable tree ... illegal pet trade, but they are also hunted for food and medicine. International laws against these types of practices are in place, but many pangolin specie ...

Unfortunately, they are at risk due to the pet trade and habitat loss ... fragmentation are significant threats to their survival. A unique species of pangolin, the Tree Pangolin is native to the ...

Unfortunately, they are at risk due to the pet trade and habitat loss ... fragmentation are significant threats to their survival. A unique species of pangolin, the Tree Pangolin is native to the ...

The creature is being trafficked across Africa and Asia to fuel a steady demand for their scales, an ingredient in unproven ...

Much of this is due to their high value for use in traditional medicine that requires the use of pangolin meat and scales. This has pushed many pangolin species to the brink of extinction.

A study of Chinese court records from 2010 to 2023 found that pangolin scale seizures peaked in 2018 and have since declined; while the authors attribute this to increased enforcement and public ...

Indian scientists have proposed a new pangolin species, Manis indoburmanica, based on genetic analysis, suggesting it diverged from the Chinese pangolin 3.4 million years ago, though some experts ...

Microchips in your dog or cat can be a lifesaver because they can reunite a lost pet with an owner. But the closure of one national pet microchip company has left many pet lovers worried after the ...