An Environment Ministry official shows pangolin scales confiscated from suspected smugglers during a press conference in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024.

Nigeria's customs agency says it has seized over 1,600 birds bound for Kuwait, in what it described as the country's "largest ...

Nigerian customs said they seized more than 1,600 parrots and canaries that were being transported from Lagos international ...

On a single day in August, Nigerian officials recovered more than 9 tons of illicit pangolin scales. The stockpile would be worth an estimated $1.7 million in East Asia, where pangolin scales are ...

For one, there are the “legal stockpiles” obtained before 2016 from Africa and Asia, according to Yifu Wang, who studied pangolin scale demand for her Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge, U.K.

Sani estimated that the scales come from at least 5.900 dead pangolins. Demand for pangolin scales and meat has led to rampant poaching that is decimating populations across Asia.

MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities said Tuesday they have foiled a plot to smuggle more than a ton of endangered pangolin scales worth over a million dollars. The 1.2 tons of scales ...

Associated Press MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities said Tuesday they have foiled a plot to smuggle more than a ton of endangered pangolin scales worth over a million dollars. The 1. ...

Nation & World Indonesia seizes more than a ton of endangered pangolin scales said to be meant for Chinese clients Nov. 26, 2024 at 5:54 am Updated Nov. 26, 2024 at 6:53 am ...