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18 Jan 2012

World Pangolin Day 2012 is February 18! #worldpangolinday 0

2012/01/18 Rhishja Cota African pangolins, Pangolins

Join us as we celebrate the eight species of pangolin!

PLEASE NOTE: World Pangolin Day 2013 is February 16!

Did you know that World Pangolin Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in February? We did some poking around on the interweb to see if pangolins have a special day — and they do!

This year, the special day falls on February 18^th.

01 Nov 2011

Pangolins: Natural Pest Controllers and Soil Caretakers 0

2011/11/01 Sarah Pappin African pangolins, Asian pangolins, China, Pangolins, Southeast Asia, Vietnam

Pangolins play an important ecological role, providing ‘pest’ control and improving soil quality.

What the heck is a pangolin? Aside from being a very unique, insectivorous creature and the most trafficked mammal in the international illegal wildlife trade, these scaly anteaters also have a job — a very important one!