Monday, July 31, 2017

Poaching pushes pangolin closer to extinction

Poaching pushes pangolin closer to extinction

Millions of pangolins are being hunted and killed in Africa, raising fears that they are being pushed to extinction.


The pangolin is the world's most trafficked and poached mammal, because of the demand for its meat and scales.


Conservationists say an international trade ban announced last year must be strictly enforced.


There are concerns that traders are illegally supplying African pangolins to Asian markets.


Full story at http://bbc.in/2hgQbQk


Source: BBC News


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