The most trafficked mammal you've never heard of -- CNN.com

The numbers are astounding. By the most conservative estimates, 10,000 pangolins are trafficked illegally each year. If you assume only 10% to 20% of the actual trade is reported by the news media ...

Shining a light on Sri Lanka's little-studied pangolins: Q&A with ...

In Sri Lanka, their meat is a delicacy and some believe the meat contains medicinal properties that can cure asthma, strengthen muscles and even serve as an aphrodisiac. Pangolins are able to ...

Trade in Pangolins - David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation

Pangolins' tongues have also been incorporated into special soups, whilst their blood is drained for drinking and used in tonic wines. Pangolin scales have long been thought to have medicinal qualities, including nourishing the kidneys, treating psoriasis, and working as an aphrodisiac - all of which are scientifically unproven.

Pangolins: one of the world's least known and most hunted animals

As such, pangolins are now believed to be the most trafficked mammal in the world. ... This extends even to their foetuses, which - when floated in wine or soup - are believed by some to be an aphrodisiac in East Asia. Their scales have a wide range of traditional medicinal uses throughout multiple Asian and African cultures. However, it is ...

What's next for the pangolin—the world's most trafficked mammal?

Even their blood, a supposed aphrodisiac, is dried and used in potions. ... Nearly 30,000 imports of pangolin products to the U.S. were confiscated by authorities between 2005 and 2014, according ...

[Interview] Priyan Perera: Shining a light on the little-studied Indian ...

Pangolins are targeted both for their scales and meat. In Sri Lanka, their meat is a delicacy and some believe the meat contains medicinal properties that can cure asthma, strengthen muscles and even serve as an aphrodisiac. A pangolin foraging for food inside a small cave in a forest in southwestern Sri Lanka. Photo courtesy of Priyan Perera.

Pangolins: New Member, Old Threats, Same Fight For Conservation

The mystery lies in the name itself! The elusive ninth member of the pangolin family had long been hiding under plain sight, before recently confiscated scales in Hong Kong and China revealed fascinating new information. For long, it was thought that the highly endangered pangolin was deemed to have eight species — four each from Africa and ...

The world's most trafficked animal: the pangolin - ZME Science

The pangolin is believed to be the most illegally trafficked animal in the world. According to highly conservative estimates, some 10,000 pangolins are trafficked illegally each year, most taken ...

Sunda pangolin - Pangolin Specialist Group

The Sunda pangolin is the most widely distributed species of pangolin in Southeast Asia. While its geographic range overlaps with that of the Chinese pangolin, it can be distinguished by fewer rows of scales across the back, shorter forelimb claws, and a longer more slender tail. It also leads a more arboreal lifestyle than the Chinese pangolin ...

Threats to Pangolins - David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation

Pangolin scales have long been thought to have medicinal qualities, including nourishing the kidneys, treating psoriasis and working as an aphrodisiac, all of which are scientifically unproven. The scales are also used in medicines believed to cure a range of medical problems - from helping lactating mothers to secrete milk, to curing skin ...