PANGOLIN
The world’s most trafficked mammal
FACTS
PANGOLINS ARE AMAZING!
Pangolins are the only mammals in the world covered in scales.
Pangolin are active and feed at night.
They have the ability to curl up into a ball to protect themselves from large predators. This animal has no teeth, but uses a long and sticky tongue to eat ants and termites – their favorite food in the wild.
Pangolins can consume up to 200,000 ants per day!
Mother pangolins breast feed and keep their young close. Mother pangolins carry pups safely on their tails when they venture out at night to hunt for ants and termites.
2 pangolin species in Vietnam
Worldwide, there are eight pangolin species: four species in Asia and four species in Africa. Vietnam is the habitat of two species:
Sunda Pangolin (Manis javanica) & Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla)
SUNDA PANGOLIN
Manis javanica
Distribution
- in Vietnam: from Nghe An to the Southern provinces
- in the world: Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore and Thailand
CHINESE PANGOLIN
Manis pentadactyla
Distribution
- in Vietnam: from the Northern provinces to Nghe An
- in the world: Bangladesh, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, China and Vietnam
THREATS
Worldwide, there are eight pangolin species: four species in Asia and four species in Africa. Vietnam is the habitat of two species: Sunda Pangolin (Manis javanica) and Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) – both species are listed as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List
THE FUTURE DOESN'T LOOK BRIGHT FOR THE PANGOLINS!
Pangolins are the most illegally trafficked mammal in the world.
Every year, approximately 100.000 individual pangolins are poached from the wild to supply illegal domestic and international trade, primarily in their scales, which are used for traditional medicine, and meat, which is considered a delicacy.
Because of this, pangolins could disappear before most of the world has even heard of them.
WHAT SVW HAS BEEN DOING TO SAVE THE PANGOLINS
SVW is conducting a holistic approach to save this incredible creature, including:
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HOW CAN YOU HELP?
POLLY THE SUNDA PANGOLIN
Polly came to the Save Vietnam’s Wildlife Rescue Center in August 2017. She was a very shy little pangolin. During our first veterinary check, we discovered that she was missing a leg! It was hard to examine her, as she was so scared of us that she kept herself tightly rolled up into a ball. Her wound healed, but Polly can never be returned to the wild again.
She now lives in a naturalistic enclosure, with lots of branches (she likes climbing!), a deep layer of soil to dig in and lots of hollow tree logs to snuggle up in.
Fresh food
Veterinary Supplies
Enclosure Maintenance
Environmental Enrichment
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