Pangolins are hunted mainly for meat across Africa, with local demand - not trade - driving their decline toward extinction.

The fight to save ‘adorably odd’ mammal from edge of extinction - The animals are heavily trafficked, largely due to demand ...

Researchers have developed a new toolkit for detecting trypanosome parasites in livestock, aiding efforts to monitor and control the disease.

U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered ...

A recent report surveying seizures of pangolin scales and elephant ivory over the past decade has found a sharp decline ...

The world’s most trafficked mammal on ‘razor’s edge of extinction’ - Theanimals are heavily trafficked, largely due to demand ...

Study suggests that appetite for bushmeat -- rather than black market for scales to use in traditional Chinese medicine -- is ...

Named after Ousmane Sarr, a veteran park ranger who dedicated his life to protecting Niokolo-Koba's endangered species, the elephant steps silently into view in the black-and-white footage. His large ...

Some of the populations in South Africa are closely monitored and managed. A better understanding of their diet and feeding behaviour would benefit conservation efforts. For an endangered species ...

London - Madagascar's carnivoran mammals are descendants of a mongoose-like creature that floated to the island from Africa on a raft of vegetation about 21 million years ago, scientists said on ...

Scientists from the Institute for Breeding Rare and Endangered African Mammals have been working in southern Africa for over 15 years to protect endangered African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus).