Good news for pangolins
China’s National Forestry and Grassland Administration announced the upgrade of all pangolin species to highest level of protection and commitment to help protect the species. This will be implemented by introduction of measures to improve their habitat, monitor their populations, and reduce poaching and trafficking, as well as setting up a research center and gene bank for pangolins.
In another move to stamping out trade of the scaly anteater, China took a step further and removed pangolin scales from the official 2020 listing of ingredients approved for use in traditional Chinese medicine.
There is hope for pangolins after all! The increase to the highest level protection and removal of pangolin scales from traditional medicine could be the game changer we have all been waiting for. For more information click here www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52981804
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