Indonesia’s female forest guardians fight for the environment
by Alfath Asmunda Agence France-Presse INDONESIA (AFP) — Sumini gets up at dawn to do her household chores -- then…
6 years ago
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Vietnam suspends wildlife trade as pandemic prods action
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Vietnam, one of Asia's biggest consumers of wildlife products, has suspended all imports of wild animal…
6 years ago
Tiger, pangolin farming in Myanmar risks ‘boosting demand’
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Conservationists have warned a sudden change in Myanmar's law allowing the commercial farming of tigers, pangolins…
6 years ago
China removes pangolin from traditional medicine list
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has removed pangolin parts from its official list of traditional medicines, state media reported Tuesday,…
6 years ago
Humans to blame for spread of coronavirus and other ‘zoonoses’
by Stéphane ORJOLLET Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Whether it came from a bat or a pangolin is not certain,…
6 years ago
Nearly 900,000 pangolins trafficked in Southeast Asia: watchdog
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Nearly 900,000 pangolins are believed to have been trafficked across Southeast Asia in the past…
6 years ago
Malaysia makes record 30-tonne pangolin seizure
Malaysian authorities have made a record seizure of about 30 tonnes of pangolins and their scales worth some $2 million…
7 years ago
Indonesia seizes pangolins, scales worth $190,000
MEDAN, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesian authorities have seized hundreds of critically endangered pangolins and scales in a haul worth $190,000…
9 years ago
Endangered pangolins
Pangolins are the world's most heavily trafficked mammals. Malaysian authorities have seized more than 700 kilograms of pangolin scales, officials…
9 years ago
No more trade in endangered pangolins, U.N. meeting decides
A global trade ban has been imposed on trade in highly endangered pangolins, a scaly creature that is the world's…
10 years ago
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