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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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Hundred Pangolins Back Released To Forest - Indonesia

One of hundreds pangolins (Manis javanica) was released back into the forest after becoming evidence of a crime of poaching and trading in protected wildlife in Deli Serdang district, North Sumatra, Indonesia on July 31, 2012. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundred Pangolins Back Released To Forest - Indonesia

One of hundreds pangolins (Manis javanica) was released back into the forest after becoming evidence of a crime of poaching and trading in protected wildlife in Deli Serdang district, North Sumatra, Indonesia on July 31, 2012. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundred Pangolins Back Released To Forest - Indonesia

One of hundreds pangolins (Manis javanica) was released back into the forest after becoming evidence of a crime of poaching and trading in protected wildlife in Deli Serdang district, North Sumatra, Indonesia on July 31, 2012. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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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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disinfection of cars, zoo in Taipei

Disinfection of cars as a precaution against the coronavirus before the Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib's visit at the zoo in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, August 31, 2020. The mayor of Prague Zdenek Hrib inspected the pangolins. Two of these unusual animals, whose bodies are covered with scales, will be given to the Prague Zoo. Prague Mayor is member of a 90-member delegation comprised of politicians, businesspeople, representatives of scientific and culture institutions and journalists, arrived in Taiwan on Sunday and will end his visit on Friday. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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disinfection of cars, zoo in Taipei

Disinfection of cars as a precaution against the coronavirus before the Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib's visit at the zoo in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, August 31, 2020. The mayor of Prague Zdenek Hrib inspected the pangolins. Two of these unusual animals, whose bodies are covered with scales, will be given to the Prague Zoo. Prague Mayor is member of a 90-member delegation comprised of politicians, businesspeople, representatives of scientific and culture institutions and journalists, arrived in Taiwan on Sunday and will end his visit on Friday. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Czech journalists, zoo in Taipei

The health worker checks the body temperature of Czech journalists before the visit at the zoo in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, August 31, 2020. The mayor of Prague Zdenek Hrib inspected the pangolins. Two of these unusual animals, whose bodies are covered with scales, will be given to the Prague Zoo. Prague Mayor is member of a 90-member delegation comprised of politicians, businesspeople, representatives of scientific and culture institutions and journalists, arrived in Taiwan on Sunday and will end his visit on Friday. (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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Czech journalists, zoo in Taipei

The health worker checks the body temperature of Czech journalists before the visit at the zoo in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, August 31, 2020. The mayor of Prague Zdenek Hrib inspected the pangolins. Two of these unusual animals, whose bodies are covered with scales, will be given to the Prague Zoo. Prague Mayor is member of a 90-member delegation comprised of politicians, businesspeople, representatives of scientific and culture institutions and journalists, arrived in Taiwan on Sunday and will end his visit on Friday. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib, zoo in Taipei, tea

Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib, left, wearing a face mask, is having tee during his visit at the zoo in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, August 31, 2020. The mayor of Prague inspected the pangolins. Two of these unusual animals, whose bodies are covered with scales, will be given to the Prague Zoo. Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib is member of a 90-member delegation comprised of politicians, businesspeople, representatives of scientific and culture institutions and journalists, arrived in Taiwan on Sunday and will end his visit on Friday. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib, zoo in Taipei, tea

Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib, wearing a face mask, is having tee during his visit at the zoo in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, August 31, 2020. The mayor of Prague inspected the pangolins. Two of these unusual animals, whose bodies are covered with scales, will be given to the Prague Zoo. Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib is member of a 90-member delegation comprised of politicians, businesspeople, representatives of scientific and culture institutions and journalists, arrived in Taiwan on Sunday and will end his visit on Friday. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib, zoo in Taipei

Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib wearing a face mask attends the zoo in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, August 31, 2020. The mayor of Prague inspected the pangolins. Two of these unusual animals, whose bodies are covered with scales, will be given to the Prague Zoo. Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib is member of a 90-member delegation comprised of politicians, businesspeople, representatives of scientific and culture institutions and journalists, arrived in Taiwan on Sunday and will end his visit on Friday. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib, zoo in Taipei

Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib, right, wearing a face mask attends the zoo in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, August 31, 2020. The mayor of Prague inspected the pangolins. Two of these unusual animals, whose bodies are covered with scales, will be given to the Prague Zoo. Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib is member of a 90-member delegation comprised of politicians, businesspeople, representatives of scientific and culture institutions and journalists, arrived in Taiwan on Sunday and will end his visit on Friday. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib, zoo in Taipei

Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib wearing a face mask attends the zoo in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, August 31, 2020. The mayor of Prague inspected the pangolins. Two of these unusual animals, whose bodies are covered with scales, will be given to the Prague Zoo. Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib is member of a 90-member delegation comprised of politicians, businesspeople, representatives of scientific and culture institutions and journalists, arrived in Taiwan on Sunday and will end his visit on Friday. (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