In July 2015, Born Free USA and other wildlife groups petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to designate seven species of pangolins as Endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA). If protection is granted under the ESA, the import and interstate sale of all pangolins and pangolin parts would be fundamentally prohibited in the U.S. Click here to download the infographic about the pangolin trade.
In response to this petition, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on March 15, 2016 that ESA protections may be warranted for seven pangolin species. The ESA is among the strongest conservation laws in the world, and listing all pangolin species under it will be a dramatic and positive step in saving the species from extinction – one that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is uniquely positioned to provide.