Archive · 14 Nov 2025
Northeast India Villages Unite to Ban Pangolin Hunting
Imagine some special scaly anteaters called pangolins that are in danger.
In a part of India called Northeast India, lots of villages (over 250!)
decided to work together.
They made a rule to stop hunting these pangolins, eating them, or selling them.
This is like a big promise from many communities to keep the pangolins safe.
They even helped rescue some pangolins and let them go back into the wild.
It's a community effort to protect an animal that needs our help.
Over 250 villages in Northeast India have banned the hunting of Chinese pangolins.
The movement involves Tangkhul Naga communities in Manipur and villages in Nagaland.
The ban covers hunting, consumption, and trade of the endangered species.
Six Chinese pangolins have been rescued and returned to the wild.
Community mobilization is a key factor in the success of this conservation effort.
- Who
- Tangkhul Naga communities in Northeast India
- What
- Banning the hunting, consumption, and trade of Chinese pangolins
- When
- Ongoing, with four villages in Nagaland introducing the ban this year
- Where
- Northeast India (Manipur and Nagaland)
- Why
- To protect the Chinese pangolin from hunting
Community Ban
Continued Hunting
Pangolin Protection
Community Ban
252 villages in Northeast India have banned hunting, consumption, and trade of Chinese pangolins.
Continued Hunting
While many villages have banned hunting, enforcement and the extent of compliance across all regions remain challenges.
- Villages Banning Hunting
- 252 in Northeast India (Manipur and Nagaland)
- Species Protected
- Chinese Pangolin
- Action Taken
- Ban on hunting, consumption, and trade
- Rescued Pangolins
- 6