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Hope for pangolins as protection boosted in China

China has removed pangolins from its official list of traditional Chinese medicine treatments, reports say.

Coronavirus: Pangolins found to carry related strains

Smuggled pangolins were carrying viruses closely related to the one sweeping the world, say scientists.

Thanh Hoa police detain two wildlife traffickers

Police of the central province of Thanh Hoa on January 11 detected and detained two people illegally trafficking 16 live pangolins totally weighing 71 kg.

More than 1m pangolins sold for food, medicine

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam hopes to co-operate with countries and international organisations to protect endangered wildlife species,

Pangolins headed for dinner table

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the northern province of Quang Ninh have caught red-handed two men trying to smuggle 137 rare and protected pangolins into China in two vehicles.

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