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Constant Tedder
Jun 22, 20234 min read
Ending the Illegal Pangolin Trade: A Case Study
Where the Internet installed a powerful circuit with highly conductive pathways for the sale and purchase of illegal wildlife, deep...
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Constant Tedder
Nov 6, 20204 min read
China Still Making Pangolin-Based Treatments Despite Banning Use of Scales, Report Says
Pangolin scales — armour-like, keratin-based plates that cover a pangolin’s body — are still being used in medicines sold and produced by...
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Constant Tedder
Jul 29, 20204 min read
‘It’s a Success’: Pangolins Return To a Region Where They Were Once Extinct
Pangolins have been locally extinct in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province for the last 30 or 40 years, experts say. But now, local...
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Constant Tedder
Jul 2, 20207 min read
As COVID-19 Pandemic Deepens, Global Wildlife Treaty Faces an Identity Crisis
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, popularly known as CITES, is a rare animal: an international environmental...
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Constant Tedder
Jul 1, 20204 min read
Did China Really Ban the Pangolin Trade? Not Quite, Investigators Say
In early June, it was widely reported that the Chinese government had banned pangolin scales in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and...
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Constant Tedder
Jun 12, 20202 min read
China Removes Pangolin Scales From Medicine List, Bringing Hope to the Species
Pangolin scales have been removed from a 2020 listing of ingredients approved for use in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The move has...
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Constant Tedder
May 6, 20203 min read
Amid COVID-19 Lockdowns, Poaching Could Rise
An international wildlife watchdog says that poaching on endangered species could rebound as authorities divert attention to enforcing...
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Constant Tedder
Mar 11, 20205 min read
Remembering Africa’s ‘Forgotten Five’
While Africa’s ‘Big Five’ is arguably the most popular group of animals on the continent, the term shining light on their path to...
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Constant Tedder
Feb 25, 20194 min read
Pangolins: The World’s Most Trafficked Mammals Slipping Into Extinction
Pangolins are the world’s most trafficked mammals, but they remain relatively unknown; for most, the thought of wildlife crime instead...
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