The Pangolins are Legally Protected in:
Global Ban on Pangolin Trade
Conservation classifications according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
Asian pangolins:
Training and Education
These legal protections are not quite enough. Despite them, the pangolin is still the most illegally traded mammal in the world. There needs to be more to support these legal protections. One step that must go into play is training rangers and wildlife authorities. There are some programs in place such as Cambodia. These sorts of programs should be encouraged in the global community to further raise awareness (SavePangolins.org).
So little is known about the pangolin that it should be emphasized that they need to be studied more. We need to better educate ours selves on the pangolin. The global population should be educated about them, what threats they face and how their depletion effects us. Several biologists are in the process of furthering research on the pangolin (SavePangolins.org).
Rescue
Pangolins are being consistently rescued, but the facilities that administrate such activities are not as equipped as they need to be. Many pangolins die after a short time in captivity. There must be efforts to improve these infrastructures to allow pangolins back in to the wild quicker (SavePangolins.org).
- Bangladesh
- China
- India
- Lao
- Myammar
- Nepal
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Vietnam
Global Ban on Pangolin Trade
Conservation classifications according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
Asian pangolins:
- Manis pentadactyla (Chinese Pangolin) – Critically Endangered
- Manis javanica (Sunda or Malayan Pangolin) – Critically Endangered
- Manis culionensis (Philippine Pangolin) – Endangered
- Manis crassicaudata (Indian or Thick-tailed Pangolin) – Endangered
- Smutsia temminckii (Cape or Temminck’s ground Pangolin) – Vulnerable
- Smutsia gigantea (Giant ground Pangolin) – Vulnerable
- Phataginus tricuspis (Tree or African White-bellied Pangolin) – Vulnerable
- Uromanis tetradactyla (Long-tailed or Black-bellied Pangolin) – Vulnerable
Training and Education
These legal protections are not quite enough. Despite them, the pangolin is still the most illegally traded mammal in the world. There needs to be more to support these legal protections. One step that must go into play is training rangers and wildlife authorities. There are some programs in place such as Cambodia. These sorts of programs should be encouraged in the global community to further raise awareness (SavePangolins.org).
So little is known about the pangolin that it should be emphasized that they need to be studied more. We need to better educate ours selves on the pangolin. The global population should be educated about them, what threats they face and how their depletion effects us. Several biologists are in the process of furthering research on the pangolin (SavePangolins.org).
Rescue
Pangolins are being consistently rescued, but the facilities that administrate such activities are not as equipped as they need to be. Many pangolins die after a short time in captivity. There must be efforts to improve these infrastructures to allow pangolins back in to the wild quicker (SavePangolins.org).
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