There remains a tough uphill battle to secure a future for pangolins, although there is already a strong foundation built on the backs of other conservation successes
With leaders in the field of TCM advocating an end of the use of threatened species in TCM formulas, it would appear that the wheels of change have started turning within the community
On Friday 13 May, EIA posted an alert on social media about China considering a comprehensive ban on the use and sale of tiger and rhino parts in relation to a public consultation on the Measures for the Management of the Special Marking System for National Key Protected Terrestrial Wild Animals and Products thereof by […]
Legal loopholes in wildlife trade between Uganda and China could facilitate an illicit shadow trade in the scales of endangered pangolins, our latest report warns
Legal loopholes in wildlife trade between Uganda and China could facilitate an illicit shadow trade in the scales of endangered pangolins, a new report warns
African pangolins continue to face an unprecedented threat from the transnational trafficking of their scales. This is primarily driven by demand from China, where the scales are used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), both legally and illegally.