Product labels may be failing to protect pangolins in China

E-commerce sites need not display the China National Wildlife Mark, and there are concerns about where pangolin scales are coming from. By Niu Yuhan, China Dialogue Late last year, the China Customs Anti-smuggling Bureau received an award for arresting numerous wildlife criminals and its participation in global anti-smuggling operations. The award was presented in Panama at the 19th Conference of the Parties to CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). Read more: Product labels may be failing to protect pangolins in China The bureau’s work includes fighting pangolin smugglers. In 2020, it was involved when police in