Researchers identified the animal as a giant pangolin. Giant pangolins, scientifically known as Smutsia gigantea, are an endangered mammal found in central and western Africa, according to an ...

The secret life of the world's most trafficked mammal, the pangolin, has been caught on camera in Africa. Footage gives a rare insight into the behaviour of the giant pangolin, the largest of all ...

The Bornean Giant Pangolin (Manis paleojavanica) went extinct about 40,000 years ago, likely as a result of overexploitation following the arrival of humans, and pangolin populations in many parts ...

"This is the first study of how illegally traded pangolins may be being sourced from African forests and it shows that the high value paid internationally for large giant pangolin scales is ...

“Our study shows that we can train African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife, even when it has been ...

POPULATION TREND: Due to the species' elusive and nocturnal behavior, few pangolin population estimates exist ... decline by about 50 percent over the next 20 years, and that the giant and Temminck's ...

Demand for pangolin scales and meat has led to rampant poaching that is decimating populations across Asia. Pangolin scales ...