He weighs about 8 kilos, or 17 pounds. Lucky wrapped his girthy pangolin body around my forearm, scales and claws pinching my skin, and held on tight. His stomach was warm and hairy, a somewhat ...

The creature is being trafficked across Africa and Asia to fuel a steady demand for their scales, an ingredient in unproven ...

A Temminck’s ground pangolin named Tamuda searches for a meal of ants or termites at a rehabilitation center in Zimbabwe. He was rescued from illegal wildlife traders, who likely would have ...

One of the animals targeted by poaching and illegal trade is Sunda Pangolin (Manis javanica). This species is traded for consumption of body parts, such as meat, tongue, skin, and scales which are ...

Their scales are made of keratin, the structural protein found in hair, skin and nails. Pangolin meat is also considered a delicacy in some countries and can go for roughly Sh15,000 per pound.

The Federal Operations Unit 'B' of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized pangolin scales worth over ... luxury food in many parts of Asia, the skin and other parts are used for various ...