The creature is being trafficked across Africa and Asia to fuel a steady demand for their scales, an ingredient in unproven ...

An Oscar-nominated short film called 'The Last Ranger' depicts poaching of rhinos in South Africa to collect the horns, a ...

The small animals, whose scales are coveted for use in Chinese medicine ... the former associate dean of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, in San Francisco.

and tendons—used in traditional formulas. One obstacle to acceptance of Chinese medicine in the West is the controversial use of animal parts. During the Vietnam War, Tu had been tapped to work ...

Despite being an endangered species and protected by an international trade ban, pangolins – also known as scaly anteaters – remain highly sought-after in China and Southeast Asia. Their scales, ...

Pangolins are unique as they are the only mammal to be covered in scales. Even though they are scaly, photos of them are ...

Today is world pangolin day and it’s estimated that the world’s only mammal with scales is poached every three minutes, ...