Pangolins need YOU today!
Help end the brutal illegal trade and protect pangolins without delay.
Urgent appeal to save gentle pangolins from extinction
Pangolins like Puck, just days old when rescued from wildlife traffickers, his umbilical cord still attached. He needs many months of 24/7 care before he can return to the wild. We need your help to rescue, rehabilitate, and release pangolins, like Puck, into safe habitats while fighting to end the shocking illegal trade in their scales and body parts.
Meet Wanjala
A victim of wildlife crime, this young pangolin was stolen from the wild by poachers in Malawi. Starving, dehydrated and sickly, Wanjala was close to death.
Wanjala © Lilongwe Wildlife Trust
Fortunately, little Wanjala was confiscated by authorities, and taken in by our partners at Lilongwe Wildlife Trust – a leading wildlife charity in Malawi supported by funding from Born Free. Sadly, they’ve seen a huge spike in pangolins needing rescue from wildlife traffickers in recent years.
Highly prone to stress, pangolins suffer a huge amount of trauma when captured, so Wanjala needed round-the-clock care. But thankfully, this ‘pangopup’ is now recovering.
Your donation could give Wanjala, and other orphan pangolins, the good food and 24/7 care they need.
PANGOLINS IN PERIL
Pangolins are unique. The only mammals with scales, when curled in a ball, this spiky armour protects them from predators. But, tragically, their most defining trait is also their biggest threat.
Pangolin scales © USAID Asia
These shy, gentle creatures have no defence against ruthless poachers who capture them from the wild to be sold on the black-market. The illegal trade in their scales, used in traditional Asian medicine, means pangolins are the most trafficked mammal in the world, with at least 400 pangolins falling victim to poachers each day.
Your gift will help protect pangolins through fighting wildlife crime, promoting global policy reform and changing attitudes by telling the story of this little-known creature.
