US officials have proposed extending Endangered Species Act protections to the pangolin, a scaled mammal dubbed the "most trafficked mammal in the world". The US Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking ...

U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered Species Act. The pangolin is “the most trafficked mammal in the world” in ...

A “high-level” wildlife trafficker was arrested in Nigeria after officials said they seized 179 bags of pangolin scales in what they called “a significant victory against transnational wildlife crime.

Pangolins may look more like reptiles, but they are mammals — the only mammals with scales. Since they also have long, sticky tongues and their main diet is ants and termites, scientists previously ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed that seven species of pangolin be protected under the Endangered Species Act. Pangolins are often poached for their meat and scales. The World Wildlife ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday that it plans to declare seven species of pangolin endangered, a move meant to stiffen penalties for those who poach and smuggle what are often ...

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FILE - A pangolin looks for food on private property Feb. 15, 2019, in Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File) (Themba Hadebe, Copyright 2019 The ...