Pangolins may be the most endangered species you’ve never heard of. Luckily their plight is becoming more well known. These charmingly odd, termite-eating mammals are covered from head to tail with ...

Almost every week there seems to be news of yet another big seizure of pangolins or their scales. Often in Asia, but increasingly regularly in Africa. Photos often show piles of pangolins curled up ...

The IUCN World Conservation Congress last week passed a motion urging all IUCN members to support the transfer of all eight pangolin species from Appendix II to Appendix I of the Convention on ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. A live Pangolin. NAIROBI: Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) canine unit security personnel have ...

Rising demand for pangolins, mostly from mainland China, compounded by lax laws is wiping out the unique toothless anteaters from their native habitats in Southeast Asia, according to a group of ...

The Indian pangolin is one of Pakistan's most endangered species. Also called thick-tailed pangolin and scaly anteater, this mammal's population has been dwindling fast due to several factors, ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Dan Challender remembers the first time he ...