The vast majority of pangolin hunting in African forest landscapes is done for meat consumed by people in the region, rather than for scales shipped to East Asia, a new study led by the University of ...

Study suggests that appetite for bushmeat – rather than black market for scales to use in traditional Chinese medicine – may be driving West Africa’s illegal hunting of one of the world’s most ...

Overexploitation is a major factor in the decline of many species. Humans exploit at least a third of vertebrate animals to provide food, products, or medicines. A scaly mammal called the pangolin is ...

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The pangolin, often called the "scaly anteater," is one of nature's most remarkable creatures. Recognised for its distinctive armour-like scales, the pangolin is a marvel of evolution, embodying ...

Covered in overlapping keratin scales, the African pangolin looks more like a walking pinecone than a mammal. Yet, not many can tell how essential the. Check out our stories from Culture, Living, ...