For decades, the giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea) has been recognized as locally extinct throughout the country of Senegal. However, at 1:37 a.m. on March 8, 2023, a trail camera in the country’s ...

Pangolins, unique scale-covered mammals, are drastically declining in numbers across Asia and Africa, largely due to illegal trade. Part of the trade, both legal and illegal, supports the traditional ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jared Ranahan is a reporter who covers travel and ecotourism. Jul 31, 2025, 08:00am EDT The white-bellied pangolin (Phataginus ...

A court case involving the sale of 13 kilograms of pangolin scales in Indonesia highlights the continuing pressure on one of ...

Nigeria accounts for the largest volume of detected pangolin scales illegally traded from Africa. Between 2010 and 2021, 190,000kg of scales – representing nearly 800,000 African pangolins – were ...