World Pangolin Day 2026: Why This ‘Walking Pinecone’ Is the Most Heavily Trafficked Animal on Earth

World Pangolin Day takes place on February 21, 2026, yet many people still struggle to identify a pangolin or explain why it ...
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Pangolins in Africa hunted for food rather than illicit scales trade – with meat ranked as ‘tastiest’

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 ...

These shy, scaly anteaters are the most trafficked mammals in the world

Conservationists are raising the plight of the pangolin, a scaly anteater found in parts of Africa and Asia that is the most ...
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The world's most trafficked mammal is the pangolin. US officials say it's an endangered species

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - A pangolin looks for food on private property Feb. 15, 2019, in Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File) ...
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The world's most trafficked mammal is the pangolin. US officials say it's an endangered species

U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered Species Act. The pangolin is “the most trafficked mammal in the world” in ...
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The world's most trafficked mammal is the pangolin. US officials say it's an endangered species

FILE - A pangolin looks for food on private property Feb. 15, 2019, in Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File) (Themba Hadebe, Copyright 2019 The ...