Taiwan: the pangolin’s last stand? Kurtis Pei (裴家騏), one of the most prominent wildlife conservationists in Taiwan, says that pangolins can now be seen in many rural areas. Taiwan’s pangolins were also exported to China in the past, though this has apparently been mostly stopped within recent years. The largest ever seizure of pangolin scales happened in China in 2019 with 23 metric tonnes deriving from approximately 50,000 African pangolins. Nonetheless, Taiwan is the global exception in pangolin conservation, and if this mysterious, peculiar, wonderful species is to have a future on Earth, Taiwan will play a major role.

Source: Taipei Times May 07, 2021 15:56 UTC