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South African reserve reintroduces endangered pangolins

Destinations
Rob Gill
30 September 2019

Travel firm andBeyond has reintroduced the highly endangered Temminck’s ground pangolin to its flagship game reserve in South Africa.

Pangolins are targeted by poachers for their scales, which are used in medicine in the Far East

The conservation-focused company has also launched a Pangolin Conservation Experience for guests staying at Phinda Private Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal province.

Operator andBeyond has worked with wildlife organisations on the project to release several pangolin, who have been retrieved from poachers or illegal wildlife traffickers across South Africa.

Pangolins, a type of anteater, are widely trafficked for their scales, which are used in traditional medicine in the Far East, with more than 91,000 animals taken from the wild in 2018 alone.