Today is World Pangolin Day, and it’s a moment to recognise one of the most gentle, vulnerable and underappreciated animals on Earth.
Pangolins.
They don’t roar. They don’t run. They don’t defend themselves with teeth or claws.
When they’re afraid, they curl into a tight ball and hope the danger passes.
But too often, it doesn’t.
Across Africa and Asia, millions of pangolins are being poached from the wild and sold into the illegal wildlife trade, making them the most trafficked wild mammal in the world. Many are intercepted by authorities or found injured, traumatised, dehydrated, and fighting to survive.
Injured, dehydrated and far from home — this is the harsh reality of millions of pangolins across Africa and Asia on World Pangolin Day. Credit: Shutterstock
And when they are rescued, their survival depends entirely on our partners.
Right now, our partners across Africa and Asia work to give these animals a second chance. They are caring for rescued pangolins, providing specialised veterinary treatment, supporting their recovery, and, when possible, returning them to the wild where they belong.
They are also protecting pangolins on the ground, monitoring their movements and safeguarding them in the fragile landscapes they call home.
This work is quiet. It is complex. And it is essential.
Behind every rescued pangolin is a team that refused to give up. Our partners are providing specialised care and painstaking work to return them to the wild when possible. Credit: Prelena Soma Owen/Africa Geographic
Because without intervention, pangolins simply don’t stand a chance.
Today, on World Pangolin Day, you can help support the teams working every day to protect and care for them.
Your support will help:
- Provide urgent care and rehabilitation for rescued pangolins
- Support the specialised feeding, monitoring and veterinary treatment they require
- Strengthen protection efforts for pangolins in the wild
- Enable rewilding of pangolins
Pangolins are the world’s most trafficked wild mammal. Help turn the tide for these precious animals on World Pangolin Day. Credit: Shutterstock
Pangolins cannot survive this crisis without our help.
Together, we can give them a future.
If you can, please donate today.
Thank you for standing with pangolins — and with the people working to protect them.
