Pangolins are the only true scaly mammal on the planet and are estimated to be the most trafficked. As part of Monagabay’s intention to feature more stories on the pangolin in 2025, we are hosting a webinar for journalists on how to better cover their illegal trade.
Joining the panel are Tulshi Suwal, a co-founder of the Small Mammals Conservation and Research Foundation, Elisa Panjang, founder and director of Pangolin Aware, and Julian Newman, campaigns director at the Environmental Investigation Agency.
This installment of Mongabay’s free webinar series will be broadcast live on YouTube and Mongabay’s LinkedIn channel.
Register here.
Event details
When: March 27th, 2025 at 9am UTC
Where: Live on Mongabay’s YouTube Channel.
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The experts
TULSHI SUWAL
Tulshi Suwal is a co-founder and program coordinator of the Small Mammals Conservation and Research Foundation (SMCRF). She has spent 17 years working on conserving highly neglected small-sized mammals such as pangolins, the red panda, bats, rodents, and small cats, among others. She is a Whitley Fund for Nature Award Winner, and has worked as a coordinator to develop pangolin monitoring guidelines and conduct the national survey of pangolins initiated by the Government of Nepal. She has been affiliated with local, national, and international organizations, including the IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group.
ELISA PANJANG
Elisa Panjang is the founder and director of Pangolin Aware and has worked on conservation research for pangolins in Sabah, Malaysia, for more than a decade. In 2017, she received the Wildlife Warrior Award from the Houston Zoo and was a National Geographic Explorer as of 2023. She is also a top 10 finalist for the Indianapolis Prize for emerging conservationists for 2025.
JULIAN NEWMAN
Julian Newman joined the Environmental Investigation Agency in July 1997 as an investigator after working as a journalist for six years. He has conducted field investigations into illegal logging in Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Laos and wildlife crime investigations in Tanzania, Zambia, Singapore, and China. He has also been involved in training local NGOs in Indonesia and Tanzania. Since 2008 he has been Campaigns Director.
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