Operation Pangolin launches to save world's most trafficked wild mammal
MIAMI, Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers and conservationists are embarking on a bold initiative to save the world's most trafficked wild mammal — the pangolin.
- Researchers begin work ahead of World Pangolin Day on Feb. 18
MIAMI, Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers and conservationists are embarking on a bold initiative to save the world's most trafficked wild mammal — the pangolin. - With core-funding support from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Operation Pangolin has launched in Cameroon and Gabon with plans to expand into Nigeria soon.
- Operation Pangolin will generate much-needed data to inform conservation strategies in Central Africa, with global implications for the illicit wildlife trade.
- "Operation Pangolin is a chance to alter the conservation landscape for pangolins and other wildlife threatened by illicit human behavior."