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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87388, member: 27"]
Survival rates for rescued pangolins in Namibia jumped from 40% to over 90% since 2023, but at least 650 have been poached since 2018.

The trafficking numbers are grim
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[*]At least 650 pangolins were poached in Namibia across registered crime cases since 2018.
[*]Applying an 18% recovery rate puts the real figure closer to 3,600 animals.
[*]Pangolins have been the world's most trafficked mammals since 2014.
[*]Asian market demand for scales and meat is the primary driver.
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Kelsey Prediger's foundation is grinding
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[*]Kelsey Prediger founded the Pangolin Conservation and Research Foundation.
[*]PCRF has handled 46 rescued pangolins over the past four years.
[*]GPS transmitters and structured rehab protocols fueled the survival-rate jump.
[*]Spatial data from over 60 wild pangolins now guides release decisions.
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Operating conditions were brutal
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[*]Six rangers and four team members once crammed into a two-bedroom apartment.
[*]Prediger lived out of her car for years, responding to rescues.
[*]A dedicated rehabilitation and research centre is nearly established.
[*]Kavango-Zambezi region remains a major poaching hotspot.
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The bigger ecological picture matters
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[*]A single pangolin can eat up to 15,000 insects nightly.
[*]Healthy populations reduce crop loss and boost grass availability.
[*]PCRF documented 950 species on one study site in three years.
[*]Prediger tied pangolin protection to the One Health concept.
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