The Pangolin Project is a non-profit organisation based in Kenya, dedicated to pangolin conservation research and protection.

Pangolins need our help. They are the most illegally trafficked mammal in the world due to demand for their scales in traditional medicine.

We are working to identify and conserve important pangolin populations in our region, raising awareness and using science to inform conservation strategy.

We deliver our work in partnership with communities and wildlife rangers, believing that collaboration is the key to conservation success.

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The Pangolin Project works with the generous support of the following organisations:


 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
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About Pangolins

Pangolins are a family of unique scaly mammals found across Africa and Asia. They live in burrows and eat ants and termites, walking on two or four legs. Pangolins live remarkable social lives but are rarely seen due to their nocturnal behaviour.

Pangolins play a critical role in maintaining biodiversity and a healthy environment. Currently all pangolin species are at risk of extinction, and African pangolins are particularly at risk.

A pangolin’s primary defence is to curl into a ball, making them extremely vulnerable to poaching. They are very difficult to breed in captivity, so their survival depends on protecting them in the wild where they live.

 

Learn about the amazing lives of African pangolins in this clip from BBC's Life of Mammals.

 

 

 
 
 
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What We Do

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We are dedicated to securing a future for African Pangolins in the landscapes where they live. We do this by supporting protected area managers and communities to better understand the status of pangolin populations in their areas, and to develop strategies to protect them.

 
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Conservation Research

Conducting practical conservation science that provides the evidence for strategies to conserve pangolins in the wild. 

 
 
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Sustainable Protection

Supporting rangers and anti-poaching teams to develop specific skills and knowledge in order to protect pangolin and their habitat.

 
 
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Community Partnerships

Empowering local communities to act as pangolin custodians through education, conservation training and support activities.

 
 
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Awareness and Advocacy

Increasing awareness and focus towards pangolins among all our partners, the conservation community and across our rapidly changing societies.

 

 

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Current Projects

Mara Pangolin Initiative  

We are working in partnership with the Kenya Wildlife Service and Narok County Rangers to assess the status of Temminckii Ground Pangolin in the Maasai Mara Reserve, build awareness and develop conservation plans.

We have tested and refined a working method for population assessment and low-interference monitoring, using burrow-scopes, camera traps and GPS tracking.

Our work has identified an important population of pangolins and provided a unique window on pangolin lives, recording previously unseen social interactions, rearing of young and feeding behaviour that will help to inform future conservation strategies.

Below: Pangolins frequent common burrows, and identify individuals by scent.

 

Ranger Training and Support

We are currently supporting rangers and community scouts across the pangolin range in Kenya with training and ongoing technical assistance to their conservation programmes. Working with partners, we have designed programmes that provide the specialist knowledge and skills required to identify and conserve pangolin populations in a given landscape, addressing constraints in knowledge, technology and skills, while making use of existing resources on the ground.

Community Awareness

We are working with community groups and organisations across Kenya to better understand knowledge and attitudes towards pangolins. In many communities pangolins have historic cultural significance, but are often killed or harmed due to misunderstanding or fear of them.

Our conservation awareness and education programmes are focused on strengthening awareness and understanding of pangolins among communities who live alongside them. We seek to align this work with wider conservation strategies within the landscape, because conserving habitat is critical to pangolins future, and that of other wildlife.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Partners

The Pangolin Project partners with the public, private and philanthropic sectors to deliver our work.

We act as a catalyst, sharing resources and expertise to maximise our impact on the landscapes where pangolins live.   

By raising funds to conduct pangolin-specific activities and then working in partnership with local stakeholders, we build knowledge and skills to enable long-term strategies that protect pangolin and their habitat.

We currently work with the following partner organisations:

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Support Our Work

 

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The Pangolin Project is a not for profit organisation and we rely on generous support from donors to continue our work.

You can help us in different ways - visit our project, become a partner or help us to raise awareness by following our story. 

If you would like to become a regular donor, we invite you to contact us to discuss our work and find out the best way to support.

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The Pangolin Project
PO Box 15156
Langata 00509 Kenya

Website © The Pangolin Project 2021