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Spanish police have investigated a woman found with a suitcase filled with 15 pangolin carcasses flying into Madrid last week. Civil Guard officers made the shocking discovery during customs checks on passengers arriving from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia last Monday. An X-ray scan of the suitcase at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport flagged abnormalities, found to be tiny pangolin bodies wrapped in plastic and weighing a total of 40kg.

Just as many expected a retreat from wildlife reform, Mpumalanga has taken the opposite step - moving to shut down captive lion breeding and jolting an industry that believed the political winds were turning in its favour. In a move that has surprised many observers of South Africa's wildlife politics, the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) has announced that it is phasing out captive lion facilities in the province - importantly aligning itself squarely with national plans that have been rolling forward in fits and starts since 2018.

Maputo - Gorongosa National Park (PNG), in the central Mozambican province of Sofala, has recovered 160 pangolins from trafficking routes over the last eight years. The pangolin (sometimes known as the scaly anteater) is one of the species most under threat from poaching in Mozambique. Pangolins have the unique characteristic of being the only terrestrial mammals entirely covered in scales, and their existence is becoming increasingly rare.

A new global report reveals that over half a million pangolins were seized between 2016 and 2024, highlighting urgent conservation needs despite intensified Namibian protection. The report, 'Conservation Status, Trade and Enforcement Efforts for Pangolins', released at the end of last year, provides the most up-to-date review of pangolin conservation status and legal and illegal trade.

The Ministry of Tourism has warned members of the public against engaging in the illegal trade of pangolins and their products following a continued rise in related arrests. In a press statement issued to the media by Ministry of Tourism Principle Public Relations Officer Nelly Banda, through the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW), revealed that 154 pangolin-related arrests were recorded between January 2024 and December 2025.

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Ogun 1 Area Command, Idiroko, says it intercepted four live Pangolins, an endangered species, along the Yemoamota-Abule-Igboora axis of the state. The Deputy Superintendent of NCS, Chado Zakari, who doubles as the Command’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday in Ota. Zakari explained that the seizure underscored the Service’s unwavering commitment to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, CITES.

Three suspects are expected to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court in the Free State on charges of possession of endangered species The suspects, aged 31, 35, and 36, are from Kuruman. The provincial police spokesperson, Sergeant Sinah Mpakane, said the suspects were arrested on Tuesday, February 10.