How Zimbabwe's Pangolins Are Being Given a Second Chance... 263Chat: Zimbabwe
According to research, each year the country loses thousands of specimen wildlife to poachers. Among the commonly reported major wildlife crimes are the illicit trade in wildlife products, failure to comply with existing wildlife laws and the capturing of the near extinct pangolin, dubbed the most trafficked mammal.
For centuries, Pangolins have been highly sought after by poachers because of how they are considered a delicacy as well as an integral part of traditional medicine responsible for treatment of cancer, inflammation, and other ailments in most Asian countries . Studies have shown that the world over, pangolin prices are on the rise, fetching upwards of US $600 per kilogram today in comparison to US $14 per kilogram during the 1990s. Scales processed for use in traditional medicine are roasted or dried, fetching almost three times the price in retail shops.
In June 2017 the foundation partnered with the Gonarezhou Conservation Trust and introduced the Ground Pangolin re-introduction Program aimed at reintroducing to the wild, pangolins that would have been rescued from the illegal wildlife trade, handed in by general public. Asked on how many pangolins the program had assisted to date as well as its other finer details , Hywood declined to comment sighting it as sensitive information only privy to stakeholders such as the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority .
Hywood was more that happy to take Vic Falls Live through another initiative her foundation has been implementing to also curtail pangolin poaching.
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