Researchers identified the animal as a giant pangolin. Giant pangolins, scientifically known as Smutsia gigantea, are an endangered mammal found in central and western Africa, according to an ...

The Bornean Giant Pangolin (Manis paleojavanica) went extinct about 40,000 years ago, likely as a result of overexploitation following the arrival of humans, and pangolin populations in many parts ...

Pangolins, the world’s most trafficked mammals, hit the headlines more often for the illegal trade in their scales and meat ...

Often dismissed as pests, rats have long been misunderstood. But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei), the ...

AFPACCRA - Ghanaian authorities and local organisations are upping their efforts to combat the poaching of pangolins, an endangered mammal whose meat and scales are among the most trafficked ...

THE pangolin is under the spotlight at Chester Zoo this weekend with a special trail full of facts about the misunderstood animal.

Ghana is no exception. The country is home to three pangolin species the giant pangolin, ground pangolin and white-bellied pangolin, all of which are endangered and at risk of extinction.