All eight species of pangolin around the world are on the way to extinction, with their conservation status ranging between vulnerable and critically endangered. After surviving for millions of years, humans are now their greatest threat. We cannot stand by and watch them disappear.
Pangolins are the most trafficked mammals in the world and humans have pushed them to the brink of extinction.
If we are to give the species a chance of survival, we have to fight for every single pangolin life. In Namibia, we urgently need your help to build and equip a recovery room for injured pangolins. Please give today so we can bring this essential space closer to completion.
Let me explain why it matters.
Sparky needed to be sedated twice a day just to be fed by hand, while his carers treated a septic wound and partial loss of sight in one eye. Source: PCRF
When Sparky, a Temminck’s pangolin, was found, he could not walk properly. He could not eat. He could not even use his tongue. This little pangolin had fluid around his heart and in his chest, a septic wound on his tail and partial sight loss in one eye.
For weeks, he had to be sedated twice a day just to be fed by hand. He depended on his carers for every mouthful. Our partners refused to give up on him.
After months of treatment, his tongue began to work again. He could feed himself. He gained weight. And eventually, he was fit enough to be taken to the bush and released.
With dedicated care in a specialist recovery room, Namibia’s rescued pangolins have a chance of survival.
Sparky made it home. Please help give other rescued pangolins that chance.
Once too weak to even feed himself, Sparky slowly regained his strength and was eventually released back into the bush. Source: Kelsey Prediger/PCRF
Rescuing a pangolin is only the beginning. These sensitive animals often need months of specialist care before they can survive in the wild again.
Our partner in Namibia, the Pangolin Conservation and Research Foundation (PCRF), has been doing this since 2020, using borrowed rooms, temporary enclosures and otherh clinics’ facilities.
We want to create a quiet sheltered space where rescued pangolins can heal, away from noise and disturbance.
We need to raise $15,000 (£11,300) for a recovery room in our partner’s pangolin rehabilitation center.
Whatever you can afford will help us reach the goal.
Please donate today. The sooner we raise the funds, the sooner we can help get this room built and equipped.
Sparky needed months of devoted care to be safely released in the wild, where he belonged. Help us build a room for others who need that same chance.
