In Guangdong Province, the wild population is estimated at 1,778, a marked improvement from earlier in this century.

Foraging pangolins already dig in the dirt, so why not get them planting trees while they're at it? Well, training them would be pretty hard, which is why a California high school student named ...

Most people have never heard of the most illegally trafficked animal in the world - the pangolin. They're about the size of a cat, armored with a full body of scales, and they curl up into a ball when ...

In 2023, scientists made a surprising find regarding pangolins. Scientists have long believed that pangolins have eight branches in their family tree. But an unlikely discovery made from studying ...

There’s unique, and then there’s the pangolin. These incredible creatures resemble something from prehistoric times with their protective suit of armor. However, it isn’t just how they look that sets ...

“I work for a sanctuary in Zambia that rehabilitates pangolins saved from illegal trade. The exact location is secret, and I’m staying anonymous for this interview. The poachers, who are usually armed ...

With up to 200,000 taken from the wild each year, the pangolin's evolutionary superpowers have made it both a marvel of nature and the centerpiece of a global trafficking crisis. Pangolins look like ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Dan Challender remembers the first time he ...

In March 2023, temperatures in eastern Senegal soared to 40°C, with the cooling rains still months away. Yet, for the dedicated field team from the NGO Panthera – committed to global feline ...

The pangolin is a small armadillo-like creature. It's in great demand for its meat and scales, and it's in danger of extinction. Biologists can't... Biologists Divided Over How To Save Endangered ...