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US Proposes Endangered Species Protections for Pangolins
UNITED STATES, JUN 16 – The proposal targets seven pangolin species to curb trafficking that kills over 8.5 million pangolins in West and Central Africa between 2014 and 2021, officials said.
- The United States proposed extending federal protections to all species of pangolins on Monday.
- Currently, only one species, Temminck’s pangolin, is protected under the US Endangered Species Act.
- Sarah Uhlemann from the Center for Biological Diversity expressed delight over the proposal.
- The protection aims to address local hunting drivers affecting pangolins in Nigeria’s Cross River forests.
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The Virgin Islands Daily News
ASIPangolins Should Receive Endangered Protections, U.S. Officials Say
Pangolins — strangely adorable, scale-covered creatures believed to be the most heavily trafficked mammal in the world — should receive protection under the Endangered Species Act, federal officials said Monday.
The United States decided on Monday to strengthen federal protection of all species of pangolins, the only scaly-skinned mammals and those suffering the most illegal traffic in the world. Present in the forests, forests and savannahs of Africa and Asia, the pangolins are small night creatures known for their peculiar appearance, slowness, peaceful behavior and their habit of becoming a bull when they feel threatened. They use their long and stic…
Helena Independent Record
The most trafficked mammal is the pangolin. US officials say it's an endangered species
U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered Species Act.
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