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The African pangolin’s future is bleak as Asian demand and local corruption drives up poaching [1]

The news that over 7,500 kilograms of pangolin scales have been seized in the last five years in Cameroon has again brought to light the devastating reach of international poaching and trafficking

Publication Date: 
01/03/2019
Quartz [2]
Tags:
Wildlife [3], Poaching [4], Africa [5], Vietnam [6], Illegal Trade [7], Cameroon [8], Biodiversity [9]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/quartz
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poaching
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vietnam
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cameroon
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity