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Chinese pangolins see continued recovery in the wild

STORY: Chinese pangolins see continued recovery in the wild DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese pangolins 2. various of protection efforts of Chinese pangolins 3. various of Chinese pangolins STORYLINE: Chinese pangolins have seen a steady recovery of their wild populations in recent years, with a marked improvement in their natural habitats, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. The animals have been found in 10 provinces around the country so far, including Guangdong, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian and Hainan, said Hua Yan, an official with a pangolin protection research center under the administration. Multiple breeding populations of Chinese pangolins have been found in some of the aforementioned regions, according to the administration. Pangolins are an ecologically important species, influencing the structure, function and health of forest ecosystems. Due to excessive hunting and habitat loss, wild

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-PANGOLINS-PROTECTIN

(230629) -- WINDHOEK, June 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People buy wooden pangolins during a public talk in Windhoek, Namibia, on June 28, 2023. The Pangolin Conservation and Research Foundation (PCRF), a non-profit organization with a focus on conservation planning, seeks to open Namibia's first-ever pangolin research centre to protect this endangered species. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Conservation agency banks on research, community engagement to protect pangolins in Namibia

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-PANGOLINS-PROTECTIN

(230629) -- WINDHOEK, June 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Pangolin Conservation and Research Foundation pose with wooden pangolins during a public talk in Windhoek, Namibia, on June 28, 2023. The Pangolin Conservation and Research Foundation (PCRF), a non-profit organization with a focus on conservation planning, seeks to open Namibia's first-ever pangolin research centre to protect this endangered species. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Conservation agency banks on research, community engagement to protect pangolins in Namibia

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-PANGOLINS-PROTECTIN

(230629) -- WINDHOEK, June 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man takes a photo of wooden pangolins during a public talk in Windhoek, Namibia, on June 28, 2023. The Pangolin Conservation and Research Foundation (PCRF), a non-profit organization with a focus on conservation planning, seeks to open Namibia's first-ever pangolin research centre to protect this endangered species. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Conservation agency banks on research, community engagement to protect pangolins in Namibia

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CHINA-GUANGXI-NANNING-PANGOLIN(CN)

(230611) -- NANNING, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken in May 2022 shows a Malayan pangolin eating inside a cage at the Guangxi Forestry Research Institute in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "New study on mating behaviors may hold key to preventing Malayan Pangolin from extinction" (Xinhua/Huang Haoming)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-NANNING-PANGOLIN(CN)

(230611) -- NANNING, June 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken in May 2022 shows an adult pangolin clinging to its cub at the Guangxi Forestry Research Institute in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "New study on mating behaviors may hold key to preventing Malayan Pangolin from extinction" (Xinhua/Huang Haoming)

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INDONESIA-BANGKA-ENDANGERED ANIMALS-RELEASE

(221013) -- BANGKA, Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People prepare to release a Bangka slow loris and a pangolin at a forest in Bangka, Indonesia, Oct. 12, 2022. A local wildlife rescue organization released two endangered animals on Wednesday. (Photo by Resha Jauhari/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-BANGKA-ENDANGERED ANIMALS-RELEASE

(221013) -- BANGKA, Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2022 shows a released pangolin at a forest in Bangka, Indonesia. A local wildlife rescue organization released two endangered animals on Wednesday. (Photo by Resha Jauhari/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-BANGKA-ENDANGERED ANIMALS-RELEASE

(221013) -- BANGKA, Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2022 shows a released pangolin at a forest in Bangka, Indonesia. A local wildlife rescue organization released two endangered animals on Wednesday. (Photo by Resha Jauhari/Xinhua)

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Chinese scientists make breakthroughs in captive breeding of Malayan pangolins

STORY: Chinese scientists make breakthroughs in captive breeding of Malayan pangolins DATELINE: May 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the newborn Malayan pangolins 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YAN DINGYU, Associate researcher with the Guangxi Forestry Research Institute STORYLINE: A newborn Malayan pangolin snuggles in its mother's arms, struggling to open its eyes at the Pangolin Rescue and Breeding Base of the Guangxi Forestry Research Institute. It is a captive-bred third filial generation pangolin and the sixth born at the base. Chinese scientists have tackled the difficulties of the captive breeding of critically endangered Malayan pangolins to the third filial generation. Study results were published in the journal Communications Biology in October. Yan Dingyu, an associate researcher with the Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, and his team have been breeding and observing 33 wild Malayan pangolins and 49 captive-born offspring since

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-WORLD PANGOLIN DAY

(220219) -- WINDHOEK, Feb. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer displays pangolin replica products during an event to raise awareness on saving pangolin in Windhoek, Namibia, on Feb. 19, 2022. Namibia has recorded a total of 320 cases of crimes involving pangolins in the last five years since 2017, a government official said Saturday as the country celebrated World Pangolin Day. (Photo by Musa C Kaseke/Xinhua)

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-WORLD PANGOLIN DAY

(220219) -- WINDHOEK, Feb. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Pangolin replica products are displayed during an event to raise awareness on saving pangolin in Windhoek, Namibia, on Feb. 19, 2022. Namibia has recorded a total of 320 cases of crimes involving pangolins in the last five years since 2017, a government official said Saturday as the country celebrated World Pangolin Day. (Photo by Musa C Kaseke/Xinhua)

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Thailand seizes $1 million worth ivory, pangolin scales

Thai customs officials look at African elephant tusks in Bangkok on Dec. 18, 2015. They announced the seizure of 281 African elephant tusks, weighing about 770 kilograms, after a cargo, which originated in Nigeria, arrived from Singapore by Bangkok Airways. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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pangolin, manis, zoo in Taipei

The pangolin at the zoo in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, August 31, 2020. Two of these unusual animals, whose bodies are covered with scales, will be given to the Prague Zoo. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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pangolin, manis, zoo in Taipei

The pangolins at the zoo in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, August 31, 2020. Two of these unusual animals, whose bodies are covered with scales, will be given to the Prague Zoo. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Endangered mammal pangolin

Photo taken on Feb. 4, 2019, shows stuffed pangolins at the Metropolitan Police Department's central police station in Tokyo, which had been confiscated after they were illegally put up for internet auction. The pangolin is an endangered mammal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man referred to prosecutors for auctioning stuffed pangolin

Photo taken April 9, 2018, at a Tokyo police station shows a stuffed pangolin, a scaly mammal protected under law, seized by police after it was put up for an online auction in October 2017. A 36-year-old man running a mail order business in Shimane Prefecture was referred to prosecutors the same day on suspicion of trying to sell the stuffed mammal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo