PANGOLIN RESCUE, RESEARCH, REHABILITATION AND RELEASE!
PANGOLIN CONSERVATION IN NIGERIA GETS BO...
The University of Ibadan has once again shown its pride of place as the Premier University in Nigeria as it allocates 3.5acres of land for pangolin conservation and research in the country. This is a huge step in the right direction for pangolins and other endangered species conservation in Nigeria, experts say. When fully built, […]
PANGOLIN RESCUE MISSIONS
Two African pangolin species, white-bellied (Phataginus tricuspis) and the giant ground pangolin (Smutsia gigantea) have been moved from vulnerable to endangered, the other two African species are vulnerable on the IUCN red List. We recently rescued some very lovely white-bellied pangolins from trade.
WHEN WILL NIGERIA RISE UP TO SAVE THE PA...
A Call to Save the Pangolin! Pangolins provide the earth with all-natural pest control. They are fantastic tenders of soil. Their presence alongside other organisms and processes within the habitat they live in, is absolutely imperative to continued healthy ecosystem functioning. The need to actively and aggressively conserve this animal stems from the fact that […]
World Pangolin Day 2020
The Pangolin Conservation Guild Nigeria has said to mark this year’s World Pangolin Day, it will embark on an awareness campaign for the preservation of pangolin, an endangered mammal. The guild, in a statement on Thursday by its chairman, Prof. Olajumoke Morenikeji, said it was collaborating with AFRINET Radio and TV Network, African Pangolin Working Group […]
Customs intercept N10.26bn smuggled Pang...
The Comptroller General of NCS, Col Hameed Ali(retd), disclosed this in Lagos on Tuesday while informing the media about the seizure of $8.06m cash off the tarmac at the international wing of the Murtala Mohammed airport. Ali said the Pangolin scales were intercepted along the Isheri axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. He noted that Pangolin […]
Pangolin Conservation Guild Nigeria (PCW...
Pangolins Going Through Torrid Times: Ho...
In just a space of less than one week, two huge shipments of pangolin scales from Nigeria were intercepted in Singapore. Both containers bound for Vietnam contained 12.9 tonnes (worth $52.3 million) and 12.7 tonnes (worth $51.6 million) of pangolin scales, totalling 25.6 tonnes. The single shipment of 12.9 tonnes is the largest so far […]
Stakeholders lament illicit trade in Afr...
Amid continuous depletion of African Pangolin population, especially for international trade cumulating to the loss of over $900million yearly, environmentalists have stressed the need to raise awareness on the endangered species and put in place reward system for those who help in ensuring seizures of the highly priced mammal. Pangolins are African /Asian mammal that […]
World Pangolin Day 2019
Theme: Pangolins and Politics Pangolin and Politics will come up on February 13, 2019 at the NCF Auditorium, KM 19, Lekki, Lagos at 10AM prompt. Activities include: On the spot drawing and painting competitions for secondary schools, Launching of the Rescue, Rehabilitation and Research Centre for the African Pangolin. The guest speaker will be Justin Miller […]