Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about registering your property as A Place for Pangolins.
Nothing. Registering your property is completely free of charge, with no hidden costs.
No, being a place for pangolins is free of charge, and there are no annual membership fees.
In some instances, the registration process can take only a few days. It very much depends on the availability of the required information.
No. A pangolin release site is ultimately selected and sanctioned by the DFFE, Government authorities, along with your local Pangolin Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre. These organisations use the information submitted throughout the registration process to assist in their decision-making.
No, but you can advertise that your property is A Place for Pangolins with the marketing materials provided to you. For obvious reasons, it is expected of a release site to keep this information confidential.
Yes, and we encourage you to use them. As part of the benefit of being A Place for Pangolins, you will receive a marketing package. You will also receive a new Place for Pangolins badge to showcase on your website and social media each year.
This registration process has been designed by a panel of pangolin experts. The questions asked during the registration process are designed specifically for these bodies to build a database of ethical, well-run properties they can work with going forward.
As you move through the registration process, you will be advised as to the suitability of your property to become a place for pangolins.
Yes, it can. In Phase 3, every Place will be asked to adhere to a standardised code of conduct for pangolin encounters on their property. If a place is found to be ignoring these standard procedures, it could potentially lose its Place for Pangolins accreditation.
A pangolin range state is any country within whose borders wild pangolins naturally occur, and under CITES guidance, these states are specifically encouraged to develop and implement in situ pangolin management, strengthen law enforcement, and regulate trade to protect the species. South Africa qualifies as a pangolin range state because Temminck's ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) occurs there, mainly in savanna and woodland habitats in provinces such as Northern Cape, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and parts of the North West.