Reading the article of the day, on #wikipedia about Intraproboscis sanghae, led me to reflect that it has much in common with, former British Prime Minister, #BorisJohnson.
How so?
Well, it’s a parasite, that has neither a neck nor a backbone, but is remarkably fond of #pangolins.
Investigators eye organized crime links in 3-ton pangolin scale haul at Jakarta port https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/investigators-eye-organized-crime-links-in-3-ton-pangolin-scale-haul-at-jakarta-port/
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Customs and excise investigators in Jakarta continue to trace the origin of more than 3 metric tons of pangolin scales found in late February inside a shipping container at Indonesia’s largest port. “This is still under investigation,” Suhartoyo, a lead customs investigator at Tanjung Priok Port told Mongabay Indonesia, adding that evidence […]
In Nepal, controversial dam threatens endangered pangolins: Study https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/in-nepal-controversial-dam-threatens-endangered-pangolins-study/
KATHMANDU — A proposed dam in Kathmandu’s northeastern ridge promises to revive the sewage-choked sacred Bagmati River that runs past revered Hindu temples and ease the valley’s chronic water shortage. But conservationists warn that the project could exact a high ecological cost, even potentially impacting critically endangered wildlife within the Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park, where […]
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