Pangolin Rescue Center
Help us protect pangolins — the world’s most trafficked mammals — through rescue, rehabilitation, and release.
What are pangolins?
If you’ve never heard of a pangolin, you’re not alone. These shy, nocturnal mammals are covered in protective keratin scales — the same material as human fingernails — and curl into a ball when they feel threatened. About the size of a house cat or small dog, pangolins live quietly in forests and grasslands, feeding on ants and termites with their long, sticky tongues.
Sadly, their gentle nature has made them easy targets. Pangolins are now the world’s most trafficked mammals, with over one million taken from the wild in the past decade. They are hunted for their meat and scales, which are falsely believed to have medicinal properties. In Uganda and across Africa, pangolins are rapidly disappearing — but with rescue efforts, education, and stronger protection, there is still hope. Every rescued pangolin we rehabilitate brings us one step closer to saving the species from extinction.
Sadly, their gentle nature has made them easy targets. Pangolins are now the world’s most trafficked mammals, with over one million taken from the wild in the past decade. They are hunted for their meat and scales, which are falsely believed to have medicinal properties. In Uganda and across Africa, pangolins are rapidly disappearing — but with rescue efforts, education, and stronger protection, there is still hope. Every rescued pangolin we rehabilitate brings us one step closer to saving the species from extinction.
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Save a Pangolin
Your support helps us rescue, feed, and rehabilitate endangered pangolins rescued from illegal wildlife trafficking in Uganda. Every contribution provides food, medical care, and a safe environment until each pangolin is ready to return to the wild.
100% of your donation goes directly to the Uganda Pangolin Rescue Center, funding real on-the-ground conservation work — not administration or advertising.
100% of your donation goes directly to the Uganda Pangolin Rescue Center, funding real on-the-ground conservation work — not administration or advertising.
Your kindness gives a pangolin a second chance at life.
