In India’s Nagaland, communities turn to Indigenous law to protect pangolins

Mongabay
May 25, 2026, 5:48 am99 ptsTrending
To protect pangolins in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, conservationists are turning to community-driven customary laws, reports contributor Kasturi Das for Mongabay India. In February this year, the United Sangtam Likhum Pumji (USLP), the apex tribal body of the Sangtam Naga community, passed a…

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