The pangolin or scaly ant-eater (Manis penta ... from the belief that the scales have medicinal value. Fresh scales are never used, but dried scales are roasted, ashed, cooked in oil, butter ...

The small animals, whose scales are coveted for use in Chinese medicine, are now among the world’s most trafficked mammals. A Temminck’s ground pangolin named Tamuda searches for a meal of ...

7 facts about Hong Kong's rare pink dolphins Believing the consignment was destined for the mainland, the source added it was possible the pangolin scales and snake gall bladders would be used in ...

PUNS combines marking techniques used for turtles and hoofed mammals by gently drilling holes in selected scales along a pangolin’s back for permanent, minimally invasive identification.

A new species of pangolin has been discovered, but already it is deemed to be threatened by illegal trade. The Indo-Burmese ...

Pangolin scales are used in traditional Chinese medicine and contain the protein keratin, though there is no scientific proof that they provide any medicinal value. Pangolin meat is considered a ...

Raipur: A coordinated operation against pangolin scale traffickers was executed by the Anti-Poaching Team of Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve, Gariaband,.

Indonesian authorities said on Tuesday that they have foiled a plot to smuggle more than a ton of scales from endangered pangolins worth more than a million US dollars. The 1.2 tons of scales ...

So far, their collaboration has resulted in 16 operations, 35 arrests, 12 convictions, and the seizure of around 21.5 metric tons of pangolin scales, more than half of it in 2024, and 1.065 metric ...

Genetic analyses confirm that Indo-Burmese pangolin diverged from Chinese pangolin around 3.4 million years ago ...

Law enforcement in northeastern India seized pangolins and pangolin scales from wildlife traffickers and gave the specimens to scientists for forensic analysis, Mukesh Thakur, one of the ...