For world pangolin day, learn more about how genetic researchers helped pinpoint a hidden lineage of the critically endangered mammals Kaleela Thompson Native to parts of Africa and Asia, pangolins ...

In Guangdong Province, the wild population is estimated at 1,778, a marked improvement from earlier in this century.

With up to 200,000 taken from the wild each year, the pangolin's evolutionary superpowers have made it both a marvel of nature and the centerpiece of a global trafficking crisis. Pangolins look like ...

World Pangolin Day takes place on February 21, 2026, yet many people still struggle to identify a pangolin or explain why it matters. These quiet, scale-covered mammals resemble small armored ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Pangolins, the scaly anteaters that are the most trafficked wild mammals in the world, face a host of challenges throughout their range, including ...

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