From African Pangolin Working Group

When working in conservation, support and partnerships are essential and the foundation of greater success. APWG is grateful for the amazing commitment of our Let’s Live partner, who continue to support our team and pangolins.

While we work on the ground in South Africa, our team is also up at all hours supporting pangolin rescues across Africa. So much happens behind the scenes: days and nights advising first-time pangolin carers on how to improvise in bad situations, often across language barriers, and countless calls to anyone who can help; relying on strangers to do the right thing and building relationships through a shared commitment to saving pangolins.

Then there’s the on-the-ground mobilising: urgent care package deliveries into remote areas, volunteer drivers and pilots moving pangolins by land and air, collaboration with local organisations and law enforcement for the paperwork that keeps everyone protected, and good samaritans stepping in with emergency supplies while fully stocked care packages cross the continent. What reads as a “simple list” can mean several days of nearly 24/7 communication to save even one pangolin.

When a kind citizen in a remote part of Guinea recently rescued a tiny black-bellied pangolin pup, after seeing her mother killed by a hunter, our team was by her virtual side from the start, guiding her on stabilising the pup with what she had, while networking to move her to a better-equipped facility. Volunteers to collect her, fuel cover, flights, a fully stocked hand-rearing care package rushed from South Africa… When we asked our Let’s Live partners to help, they didn’t hesitate and covered the full rescue cost. A press of a button that may seem simple, but was incredibly impactful for one little pangolin and the team fighting for her. Thank you for your continued kindness and unwavering commitment to pangolins, and for the strength you bring to this partnership for our scaled friends.