17/02/2024
February is World Pangolin Month! 🙌🥳 It’s the best time of the year to help us help pangolins - and they need you! Every time you like and share our posts, engage with us, teach others, and donate to our core costs, you are being a voice for them. ♥️
For anybody just joining us, pangolins are the most highly trafficked mammal in the world for the past decade, yet remain one of the most understudied species of such designation. Pangolins are fully covered in hard scales that are actually made of the same keratin as our nails and hair. There are 4 species native to Asia, and 4 species native to Africa. Sadly, they are all poached for their scales, body parts and meat to satisfy demand in Asian markets. 😓
We are focused on changing that. PCRF was founded in 2020 with the goal of addressing the huge gaps of knowledge in pangolin conservation in Southern Africa. We work tirelessly to ensure a sustainable future for these gentle animals through conservation, research, community engagement and local empowerment, and awareness and education.✨
Stay tuned this month for lots of exciting news, fun facts, updates from the field and ways you can get involved! Kindly continue to engage with us online and spread the word, too. We love our community of pangolin pals! 🫶 And don’t forget…World Pangolin Day is coming up on Saturday, 17 February!
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