Nature15 天
Chinese Medicine and the Pangolin
But recent regulations in Java, which prohibit capturing and killing of pangolins and the export of scales, will turn the attention of the Chinese medicine men more forcibly towards the native ...
National Geographic news2 个月
Poaching is sending the shy, elusive pangolin to its doom
The small animals, whose scales are coveted for use in Chinese medicine, are now among the world’s most trafficked mammals. A Temminck’s ground pangolin named Tamuda searches for a meal of ...
BBC4 年
Hope for pangolins as protection boosted in China
Conservation groups have welcomed China's move to remove pangolins from the official list of traditional Chinese medicine treatments, saying this could be a "game changer". The news, reported by ...
CNN10 年
The most trafficked mammal you've never heard of
"It's almost like, 'You've got a pangolin you've got a brown bag lunch -- and also a medicine chest,'" said Crawford Allan, director of TRAFFIC North America and a pangolin lover. (He's got a ...
BBC4 年
Coronavirus: Pangolins found to carry related strains
Pangolins are the most-commonly illegally trafficked mammal, used both as food and in traditional medicine. In research published in the journal Nature, researchers say handling these animals ...
中国日报网2 个月
Chinese pangolin captured in rare images
Due to the demand for traditional Chinese medicine and wildlife products, China was once one of the largest consumer markets for pangolins and their products, according to a report in Southern ...
CNN10 年
The most trafficked mammal you've never heard of
"It's almost like, 'You've got a pangolin you've got a brown bag lunch -- and also a medicine chest,'" said Crawford Allan, director of TRAFFIC North America and a pangolin lover. (He's got a ...
Traffic11 个月
TRAFFIC's work to protect Pangolins
Pangolins are thought to be the most trafficked mammal in the world, snatched from the wild due to demand for their scales which are mistakenly thought to have medicinal properties in traditional ...
CNN10 年
The most trafficked mammal you've never heard of
"It's almost like, 'You've got a pangolin you've got a brown bag lunch -- and also a medicine chest,'" said Crawford Allan, director of TRAFFIC North America and a pangolin lover. (He's got a ...
Center for Biological Diversity4 年
SAVING PANGOLINS
Unfortunately pangolins' scales are in high — and increasing — demand in Asian medicine, and their meat is considered a delicacy in China. An estimated 1 million pangolins were removed from the wild ...
Center for Biological Diversity6 年
SAVING PANGOLINS
Unfortunately pangolins' scales are in high — and increasing — demand in Asian medicine, and their meat is considered a delicacy in China. An estimated 1 million pangolins were removed from the wild ...