China has upgraded the national protection status of its native pangolin species, in particular the Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla, to Class I, the highest form of protection under national legislation. The announcement was made last week by the National Forestry and Grasslands Administration (NFGA). Since pangolins are all listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International … Continue reading China Upgrades Native Pangolin Protection Status; They Will No Longer Be Used In Traditional Chinese Medicine