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The Pangolin Universal Notching System: a scale-marking methodology for pangolins
OryxDespite thousands of individuals entering the illegal wildlife trade each year, assessments of pangolin populations are largely non-existent, even in areas with high exploitation and limited personnel and field equipment.
Jeannie Miller Martin +7 more
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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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Imaging data of Pangolin used in Zobek et al., in press, Integrative and Comparative Biology.
Casey Holliday
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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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To Save Pangolins: A Nutritional Perspective
Animals, 2022 Pangolins are one of the world’s most trafficked mammals. Since pangolins are highly adapted to ants and termites, they are important for controlling forest termite infestations. In addition to their ecological value, pangolins have economic and medicinal value. Currently, poaching and habitat destruction have radically reduced the number of pangolins,
Xin-Mei Wang +7 more
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