In a shocking revelation, global banks, including UBS and HSBC, have come under scrutiny for their investments in three publicly traded Chinese drugmakers accused of using parts of endangered animals in their products.

US pressures China over trade in endangered Pangolins

The cringe-evoking pangolins are not considered creatures to pet at home and do not come across as popular attractions at zoos in China and Southeast Asia either.

Pangolins, made famous by Covid, have more species than previously known: Study

Near Johannesburg in South Africa, a hospital takes custody of pangolins seized during police operations. They are treated and rehabilitated to be released back into the wild one day.

Johannesburg hospital gives Pangolins new lease on life

The Chinese government is still allowing the use of pangolin scales for traditional medicine despite pledging to protect the world's most trafficked wild mammal.

Pangolins, found to carry coronavirus strains, still being used in China

China has removed pangolins from its official list of traditional Chinese medicine treatments, in a move lauded by animal protection groups as a key step in stamping out trade in the scaly anteater, the world’s most trafficked mammal.

China raises protection for pangolins by removing scales from medicine list

Pangolins possess an evolutionary advantage against coronavirus, and researchers say that understanding their immune system may help develop new treatment options for COVID-19.

Pangolins may possess evolutionary advantage against coronavirus, says study

Malaysian authorities have made a record seizure of about 30 tonnes of pangolins and their scales worth some $2 million in raids on major processing facilities, police and environmentalists said Tuesday.

Malaysia makes record of 30-tonne pangolin seizure

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