Evaluating the application of scale frequency to estimate the size of pangolin scale seizures [PDF]
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2019 All eight species of pangolin are principally threatened by overexploitation, both for international trafficking and local use. Much illegal trade involves scales, but there is an absence of robust conversion parameters for estimating the number of ...
Tessa Ullmann +2 more
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Pangolin seizures in Nepal indicate priority areas for conservation interventions [PDF]
OryxTwo species of pangolins occur in Nepal: the Chinese pangolin Manis pentadactyla and the Indian pangolin Manis crassicaudata. They are categorized as Critically Endangered and Endangered, respectively, on the IUCN Red List, and are protected under the ...
Tulshi Laxmi Suwal +2 more
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Pangolin hunting and trafficking in the forest–savannah transition area of Cameroon [PDF]
Oryx, 2023 Pangolins have long been hunted for food and for their scales, but information on local hunting strategies in African range countries and the patterns of pangolin trafficking around sourcing areas is limited.
Franklin T. Simo +5 more
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Sustainable EnvironmentTemminck’s pangolin, Smutsia temminckii (Smuts, 1832) is a threatened but protected species in Zimbabwe whose population is declining, ostensibly, due to poaching and persecution by humans. Inasmuch as the human factor is a critical dimension in Temminck’
Kelly Sabashau, Beaven Utete
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Black-bellied pangolin Phataginus tetradactyla documented in Deng Deng National Park, Cameroon, using camera traps [PDF]
, 2023 Information on pangolin life history and ecology is becoming increasingly available in African countries through community based surveys and camera-trapping.
Difouo, Ghislain F. +4 more
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Targeting burrows improves detection in giant pangolin Smutsia gigantea camera trap surveys [PDF]
, 2022 The Endangered giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea) is rare and elusive across its central African range. Due to its solitary and nocturnal nature, the species is difficult to study and subsequently its ecology is poorly known.
Geary, Matthew +4 more
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The use and prescription of pangolin in traditional Vietnamese medicine [PDF]
, 2021 It is now acknowledged that demand stemming from traditional medicine stimulates a continued market for illegal wildlife trade globally. Increasing demand for pangolin fuels widespread unsustainable extraction and an illicit international trade that is ...
Sexton, Rebecca +2 more
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Case report: Intestinal perforation and secondary peritonitis due to Acanthocephala infection in a black-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla). [PDF]
, 2021 A case of Acanthocephala infection in a 5-year-old female rehabilitated and released black-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla), which was part of a post-release monitoring program of a pangolin research operation in the Central African Republic ...
Gudehus, Maja +5 more
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Viruses, 2021 Our recent study identified seven key microRNAs (miR-8066, 5197, 3611, 3934-3p, 1307-3p, 3691-3p, 1468-5p) similar between SARS-CoV-2 and the human genome, pointing at miR-related mechanisms in viral entry and the regulatory effects on host immunity.
Sigrun Lange +3 more
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Characterising pangolin trade in China from a social science perspective [PDF]
, 2022 The demand for wildlife products around the world is growing rapidly according to various researches. As a result, trade in, and consumption of, wildlife products has become a major threat to global biodiversity. Pangolins are currently recognised as one
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