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Namibia: World Pangolin Day 2025: Illegal trade and poaching threaten Namibia’s unique scaly mammals – News

Namibia: World Pangolin Day 2025: Illegal trade and poaching threaten Namibia’s unique scaly mammals – News

Africa Links 24 with Wild Africa
Published on 2026-02-21 09:18:45

A new global report reveals that over half a million pangolins were seized between 2016 and 2024, highlighting urgent conservation needs despite intensified Namibian protection.

During this time, pangolin scales accounted for 99% of all confiscated parts.

This was reported on World Pangolin Day on Saturday.

The report, ‘Conservation Status, Trade and Enforcement Efforts for Pangolins’, released at the end of last year, provides the most up-to-date review of pangolin…

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