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GREAT NEWS FOR PANGOLINS!

Around the world, pangolins are captured from the wild and illegally smuggled around the world in horrifying conditions to be killed for their scales and other body parts (mainly for use in traditional medicines) and meat, making them one of the most endangered groups of mammals in the world.

On Wednesday, 182 nations who are signatories to the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) agreed to adopt a complete ban on the international trade in all eight species at the Conference of Parties (COP 17) in Johannesburg.

Even though national laws throughout its Southeast Asian range widely prohibit hunting of pangolins, their wild populations have plummeted due to poaching, fuelled by the demand for their body parts.

Experts estimate that at least one million individuals have been traded in the past decade. In December 2015, Singapore authorities at Changi air freight centre seized a shipment containing pangolin scales weighing about 324kg.

We commend Singapore�s CITES management authority, the Agri-food and Veterinary Authority (AVA), for taking a stand at the CITES Conference of parties against this trade, by supporting the uplisting of all pangolin species for better protection.

We hope that these measures will aid in giving better protection to pangolins.

You can also play a role to help pangolins, by helping to raise awareness on their plight and blowing the whistle when you see any illegal trading in pangolins/pangolin parts.

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ACRES (Animal Concerns Research & Education Society) is a pioneering Singapore-based charity and Institution of Public Character, founded by Singaporeans in 2001 with the aim of promoting animal welfare.

ACRES has six focus areas: Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation, Wildlife Crime Investigation, Zoo Animal Welfare, Humane Education, Community Outreach and Promoting Cruelty-Free Living.

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