Pangolin Conservation Charities

If you saw the BBC2 programme from Natural World on pangolins (Pangolins - The World's Most Wanted Animal) and want to find out more, here are some pangolin conservation charities to check out.  You could also take a look at Help Pangolins at Pangolin Corner on our sister site, which has other ways to help.

REST Namibia

Founded in 2000, REST aims to bring attention to some of the most misunderstood and endangered animals in Namibia.  REST Namibia was founded by Maria Diekmann who featured in the BBC2 programme about Pangolins on 15 May 2018.  Subscribe to their You Tube channel here.

ZSL

ZSL hosts the  IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group and it champions the conservation of pangolins, engaging with on the ground conservationists, key decision makers the media and conservation organisations.  It runs conservation projects in Thailand, Nepal and Cameroon.  ZSL is pioneering 2 community managed pangolin conservations and working with local people to help them achieve their career goals so that they don't have to workin the illegal wildlife tade.  And they are training law enforcement staff so that they can have the skills and shared intelligence needed to prosecute traffickers, especially at the higher levels.   ZSL are also working in China and Central Africa and Thailand.  Find out more here.

Save Pangolins

Save Pangolins aims to inspire people to conserve pangolins, to change behavior that drives the illegal trade, and to increase the capacity of conservation on the ground where pangolins live.  It supports conservation efforts in Africa and Asia and raises awareness of pangolins  worldwide.  You can help by spreading the word, not eating pangolin meat or buying pangolin products, and reporting wildlife crime and donating.   Find out more.  

Save Vietnam’s Wildlife

The organisation aims to safeguard Vietnam’s biodiversity for future generations.  It formerly operated as the Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Programme (CPCP).  It works to help pangolins by strenghtening law enforcement, promoting sound policy and decision making and reducing consumer demand for pangolins.  Find out more here.

Edge of Existence

The EDGE of Existence programme focuses specifically on threatened species that represent a significant amount of unique evolutionary history – including pangolins!  Find out more here.

David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF)

The DSWF works at all levels of the illegal wildlife chain to protect pangolins and help reduce demand for them.    It works with conservation partners who are on the front line to prevent pangolin poaching, funding research, education and law enforcement efforts in both Africa and Asia to tackle the illegal trade in pangolins.  DSWF supports rangers to make sure they have the equipment they need, alongside local communities to prevent the poaching and trafficking of pangolins, thereby protecting their populations.  Find out more here.

Fauna and Flora International

Fauna and Flora International (FFI) are gathering important data on trade and consumption and undertaking biomonitoring activities - these will detect the presence of pangolins and help discover more about them.  From pangolin tagging in Liberia and Guinea to undertaking camera-trap surveys in South Sudans and working on the development of a national action plan in Kenya, FFI is working to help pangolins.  Meantime, in Asia, they are helping reduce poaching and trafficking from Sumatra’s Kerinci Seblat National Park and they have been involved in this vein in protecting tigers there so the networks have built up are very helpful to them.  FFI's have an illegal wildlife trade programme which is protecting pangolins in Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam. Find out more here.