*[Enwl-eng] Shy pangolins are threatened with extinction because of SHOCKING CRUELTY!
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Shy pangolins are threatened with extinction because of SHOCKING
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Pangolins are being poached into extinction
for food and the illicit wildlife trade. We must act now to shut down
illegal wildlife trading, and with your help, we will!
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An estimated 2.7 million pangolins are poached
annually in Central Africa alone, according to a new study by the UK’s
University of Sussex.
These statistics are harrowing, and they are
worsening every year. Pangolins - shy, nocturnal animals who are mammals
despite their scaly appearance - are now the most trafficked animal on the
planet. Poached for their scales and meat, all eight species are now
threatened with extinction. Without our help, another unique creature will
be lost due to humankind’s relentless exploitation of wildlife.
We DO have a plan to help, and with your
support, we can implement it.
Please help by making a donation now!
Wildlife traffickers are taking advantage of
remote ivory trade routes to smuggle pangolins out of Central Africa. Now,
more than ever, we need to step up our pangolin conservation efforts.
Pangolins are being stolen from the wild at a
rapidly increasing rate to meet the demands of the illegal wildlife trade.
Pangolin meat is considered a delicacy in
China and Vietnam, and the scales are used for traditional Chinese medicines
despite there being no scientific evidence supporting this use.
Consequently, the international price of scales and meat has driven up local
costs, resulting in pangolin poaching and trafficking becoming a lucrative
activity in Africa. The pangolin trade is sickeningly cruel: often they are
scaled while still alive and then dropped into boiling water to be cooked.
Pangolins are being poached to extinction
because of a multi-billion-dollar illegal trade.
Worth an estimated $7-23 billion (£5.75-19
billion), the illicit wildlife trade has led to international criminal
organizations exploiting low-risk, high-reward opportunities across the
globe, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is ground zero. The Congo
Basin exists as a haven for some of the most endangered species on the
planet. The heart of the world’s second-largest tropical rainforest that
stretches across six different Central African countries, the DRC has become
the frontline of the burgeoning wildlife trade.
The DRC is now the starting point of a trade
route for wildlife trafficked to the world via the Middle East and Africa.
To make matters worse, the illegal trade of pangolin meat in urban Congolese
areas is also a huge problem.
Pangolin species are being destroyed to meet
the demands of the illegal wildlife trade.
In the DRC and numerous other African
countries, pangolins are sold as meat in urban markets and restaurants
despite the national protected status of the different species. The giant,
long-tailed and the white-bellied tree pangolin are marketed for local
consumption in the DRC, and for international trade. The problem is the law
enforcement in the DRC’s protected areas and forests is not enough to
protect these unique animals.
If these animals are to have any chance at
survival, it is critical that the illegal trade be consistently infiltrated
to bring wildlife criminals to justice.
We have a plan to help do just this.
By working alongside Conserv Congo, a
Congolese non-governmental organization registered in the DRC, Animal
Survival International (ASI) is helping combat the local consumption of
pangolin meat in the DRC and helping to stop the illegal trade of pangolins
and their scales.
Conserv Congo investigates, reports and
prosecutes wildlife crimes in the DRC and the Central African region by
working with the Congolese Wildlife Authority (ICCN) and the national
police. By mapping out transit and destination routes, and by using their
vast network of undercover agents, they can help prevent wildlife crime by
actively infiltrating criminal networks, confiscating illegal products and
ensuring arrests are made.
They have been involved in some of the biggest
inland seizures of animal parts on the African continent and have enabled
the arrests of wildlife criminals. This led to the dismantling of some of
the biggest wildlife trafficking gangs. With around 6,000 wildlife
investigations and 3,000 arrests, this organization has proven its successes
time and again.
But Vladimir, Conserv Congo’s operational
costs are skyrocketing due to the increasing number of cases. It desperately
needs the help of ASI supporters to continue its vital work.
We MUST support grassroots organizations that
conduct undercover sting operations to bring ruthless wildlife criminals to
justice.
Global networks, cross-border partnerships and
a symbiotic relationship with law enforcement all allow our partner to bring
culprits to justice and protect the Congo Basin’s pangolins and other
wildlife species. It is an approach that works and one that, with your help,
will help preserve the rapidly dwindling pangolin species. Please, will you
help us today?
Please help by making a donation now!
Saving animals and the planet,
Campaigner
Animal Survival International
P.S. Vladimir, it cannot be overstated: we are
perilously close to losing pangolins. If we do not act now, we risk all
eight species becoming extinct. Please donate as generously as you can right
now to help us join the fight in shutting down the illegal wildlife trade
and help to bring pangolins back from the brink of oblivion.
Please help by making a donation now!
Image credits: Conserv Congo
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From: Animal Survival International
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2022 12:44 PM
Subject: Shy pangolins are threatened with
extinction because of SHOCKING CRUELTY!
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