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New Plan Launched to Save Endangered Pangolins

6/17/2025

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In September 2024, the IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group unveiled the Southern African Regional Pangolin Conservation Action Plan (SARPCAP). This vital report underscores the urgent need for ecological awareness and community-driven efforts to safeguard pangolins, the most trafficked mammals on the planet, as they grapple with the dire impacts of trafficking, climate change, and habitat destruction.

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In September 2024, the IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group unveiled the Southern African Regional Pangolin Conservation Action Plan (SARPCAP). This vital report underscores the urgent need for ecological awareness and community-driven efforts to safeguard pangolins, the most trafficked mammals on the planet, as they grapple with the dire impacts of trafficking, climate change, and habitat destruction.