The Pangolin Crisis Fund is funding a new project that will enable conservationists to rapidly identify pangolin strongholds (i.e. areas where important populations of pangolins remain) and then assess the type of resources needed to protect these areas. In the past, prioritizing sites for wildlife conservation in Asia has been based mostly on biological and … Continued
The Tikki Hywood Foundation (THF) is a Zimbabwe-based conservation organization and an early pioneer in pangolin rescue/rehabilitation. Now they are expanding their work both geographically and thematically. The grant from the Pangolin Crisis Fund has enabled them to expand their conservation work into new countries in Africa and strengthen their conservation research capacity across their … Continued
The Pangolin Crisis Fund, in conjunction with the Elephant Crisis Fund, has issued a grant to The EAGLE Network in support of their work to protect elephants and pangolins by increasing wildlife law enforcement throughout Africa. The details are confidential, given the risks to personnel working to curb illicit trafficking.
Planet Indonesia is putting Sunda pangolin conservation in the hands of local communities across West Kalimantan. As part of their broader framework of facilitating community-run management systems that address rural poverty and limited livelihood opportunities, with PCF funding they will integrate both in-situ and ex-situ interventions aimed at addressing both the hunting and trade of … Continued
The Chinese pangolin is listed on Appendix I of the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), which prohibits the international trade of pangolin scales. However, China still allows Chinese pangolin scales, from stockpiles acquired before pangolins had this protection, to be used for traditional Chinese medicines (TCM). This use is believed to enable … Continued
The ground pangolin is under the highest protection in Kenya under the Kenya Wildlife Act, yet the majority of poaching incidents happen without apprehension. There is insufficient knowledge and awareness among conservationists about the status and distribution of pangolins in the areas where they work. This likely results in the underestimation of poaching incidents that … Continued
The minimal knowledge about pangolins in Pakistan fuels negative perceptions of the species by some local people. For instance, they see pangolins as an agriculture pest, despite the fact that pangolins primarily feed on ants and termites, which may aid agriculture. This view held by locals, in addition to wildlife departments and law enforcement having … Continued
Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and APOPO are partnering to develop a novel system for detecting pangolins hidden in shipping and airport containers, with the goal to deter poaching by increasing detection of smuggled pangolins. While sniffer dogs are traditionally used to detect illegal wildlife products, APOPO is starting an innovative program to train African giant … Continued
Wildlife criminal networks often try to use Zambia as a transit route through which to transport illicit products to their destinations in Asia. Wildlife Crime Prevention will outline a post-release monitoring trial for the Temminckβs ground pangolin with PCF funding. It will provide a better understanding of the condition and distribution of released pangolins rescued … Continued
This project supports Conserv Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Government to formally and officially destroy approximately 2 tonnes of seized pangolin scales. Β These scales were returned to the DRC by the Republic of the Congo following the successful prosecution of the wildlife traffickers who were arrested in possession of the scales … Continued