Sangtam Naga apex body bans pangolin hunting in Nagaland

Exam-focused facts from the 14 February 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The United Sangtam Likhum Pumji (USLP), apex tribal body of the Sangtam Naga community, passed a resolution banning pangolin hunting within its jurisdiction.
The ban falls under the Countering Pangolin Trafficking Project led by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) with support from the Wildlife Conservation Network’s Pangolin Crisis Fund.
WTI’s initiative, launched in Manipur in 2023, targets the Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) and the Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla).
The Sangtam Naga community primarily inhabits Kiphire and Tuensang districts of Nagaland along the Indo-Myanmar border.