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China seizes two tonnes of smuggled pangolin scales from Vietnam

China seizes two tonnes of smuggled pangolin scales from Vietnam

Customs agents in southwest China have seized 2.2 tonnes of pangolin scales and busted an endangered wildlife smuggling gang, state media reported.
Nigeria seizes pangolin scales bound for Vietnam

Nigeria seizes pangolin scales bound for Vietnam

Man imprisoned for 5 years for trafficking pangolins

Man imprisoned for 5 years for trafficking pangolins

Pangolin, grey-shanked douc langur rescued from poacher

Pangolin, grey-shanked douc langur rescued from poacher

A wildlife protection group in Binh Dinh Province has received two endangered animals from local residents who’d rescued them from a poacher.
April 23, 2020 | 03:00 am PT
Nearly 900,000 pangolins trafficked in Southeast Asia: watchdog

Nearly 900,000 pangolins trafficked in Southeast Asia: watchdog

Nearly 900,000 pangolins are believed to have been trafficked across Southeast Asia in the past two decades, a wildlife watchdog said Thursday, highlighting the challenge in tackling the illicit trade.
February 21, 2020 | 02:46 am PT
12 jailed for trafficking endangered pangolins

12 jailed for trafficking endangered pangolins

A Ha Tinh Province court on Wednesday sentenced 12 people to two to eight years for trading pangolins.
January 16, 2020 | 04:01 am PT
Endangered pangolins saved from traffickers in north central Vietnam

Endangered pangolins saved from traffickers in north central Vietnam

Thanh Hoa Police said Saturday that 16 pangolins being taken in a car to be sold in Hanoi have been seized.
January 12, 2020 | 01:50 am PT
Hai Phong customs seize two tons of ivory, pangolin scales trafficked from Nigeria

Hai Phong customs seize two tons of ivory, pangolin scales trafficked from Nigeria

Two tons of ivory and pangolin scales were found hidden in three containers arriving in Hai Phong port from Nigeria, officials said on Tuesday.
December 24, 2019 | 08:20 pm PT
9 live pangolins spared in central Vietnam

9 live pangolins spared in central Vietnam

Nine members of the endangered pangolin found in a car in central Quang Tri Province Tuesday are currently in safe-keeping.
December 18, 2019 | 02:22 am PT
'Victimless crime' notion in Vietnam undermines wildlife trafficking fight

'Victimless crime' notion in Vietnam undermines wildlife trafficking fight

An expert rues that Vietnam's fight against wildlife trafficking is weakened by the perspective that it’s a less serious, ‘victimless crime.’
October 4, 2019 | 04:50 pm PT
Malaysia makes record 30-ton pangolin seizure

Malaysia makes record 30-ton pangolin seizure

Malaysian authorities have made a record seizure of about 30 tons of pangolins and their scales worth some $2 million in raids on major processing facilities.
February 11, 2019 | 11:22 pm PT
Hong Kong customs seize record haul of pangolin scales bound for Vietnam

Hong Kong customs seize record haul of pangolin scales bound for Vietnam

Hong Kong customs busted a massive endangered species smuggling operation from Africa, officials said on Friday.
January 31, 2019 | 10:25 pm PT
Man arrested for smuggling endangered turtles, pangolins

Man arrested for smuggling endangered turtles, pangolins

Police in Nghe An Province in central Vietnam have arrested a man for allegedly smuggling in rare turtles and pangolins from Laos.
October 25, 2018 | 08:00 pm PT
Tons of pangolin scales seized at Ho Chi Minh City port

Tons of pangolin scales seized at Ho Chi Minh City port

Imagine how many of the scaly anteaters were sacrificed to harvest seven tons of their scales?
May 6, 2018 | 11:10 pm PT
Quackery and superstition: species pay the cost

Quackery and superstition: species pay the cost

A surge in demand in Vietnam is ascribed to a senior politician claiming in the mid-2000s that rhino horn cured his cancer.
March 24, 2018 | 06:30 pm PT
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