Lauren Hinkel

The pangolin

This incredible, cat-sized creature is poached more than elephants, tigers and rhinos combined

Environment

There are eight types of pangolins, and two of them are officially endangered. But all the other species are facing increasing levels of poaching and trafficking that could see these unique creatures disappear completely, without anyone even noticing.

Science NoteLoss of Large Grazing Mammals Alters African Savannas