Pangolins & the Illegal Trade

Pangolin Conservation

The PCF’s goal is to eliminate the demand, trafficking and poaching crisis that puts all eight species of pangolins at risk of extinction.

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About Pangolins

Pangolins are mammals known for being covered in tough, overlapping scales, earning them the moniker “walking artichokes”.

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Threats to Pangolins

Pangolins are hunted to supply a rampant illegal global trade in their scales, meat, and body parts.

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Distribution & Status

Eight different pangolin species can be found across Asia and Africa, all are threatened with extinction.

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Pangolin Conservation

About Pangolins

Threats to Pangolins

Distribution & Status

Sunda pangolin

Pangolin Conservation

The PCF’s goal is to eliminate the demand, trafficking and poaching crisis that puts all eight species of pangolins at risk of extinction.

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Sunda pangolin

About Pangolins

Pangolins are mammals known for being covered in tough, overlapping scales, earning them the moniker “walking artichokes”.

Learn More
Pangolin trafficking

Threats to Pangolins

Pangolins are hunted to supply a rampant illegal global trade in their scales, meat, and body parts.

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Pangolin close up

Distribution & Status

Eight different pangolin species can be found across Asia and Africa, all are threatened with extinction.

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Photography Credits: Paul Hilton