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Conservation call to youths to protect pangolins
Do you know that pangolins are the most trafficked animal in the world?! And YOU can contribute significantly to saving them!! Listen to @IITA Forest Center Manager, Adewale Awoyemi, highlight crucial avenues for youth engagement in protecting ...
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
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The traditional concept of "tonic food" and demand for traditional Chinese medicine make pangolins the largest population of illegally smuggled mammals in the world.
Bing Li +7 more
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Illegal pangolin trade in northernmost Myanmar and its links to India and China
The northern Myanmar region has been identified as a potential transit and source place for the illegal trade of pangolins and their scales. In this study, we surveyed the trade links between Kachin State (northern Myanmar) and China and Kachin and India
Mingxia Zhang +4 more
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SARS‐CoV‐2 targets mitochondria, exacerbating COVID‐19 pneumonia
Abstract figure legend Following entry into airway epithelial cells (AECs), SARS‐CoV‐2 releases its single‐stranded RNA into the cytoplasm, where it is translated into viral proteins. Several of these viral proteins localize to mitochondria and interact with key mitochondrial components.
Danchen Wu +5 more
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L'inquiétant commerce illicite des Pangolins
https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2019/11/07/le-commerce-illicite-des-pangolins-est-toujours-en-hausse_6018338_3212 ...
philippe sierra
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Pangolin seizures in Nepal indicate priority areas for conservation interventions
Two 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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Pangolins are endangered animals in urgent need of protection. Identifying and cataloguing the viruses carried by pangolins is a logical approach to evaluate the range of potential pathogens and help with conservation.
Ping Liu, Wu Chen, Jin-Ping Chen
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Hitting Coronaviruses Where It Hurts: Antiviral Strategies Targeting Viral Proteins
Viral proteins represent key vulnerabilities in human coronaviruses (HCoVs). This review outlines inhibitors targeting spike (S), main protease (Mpro), papain‐like protease (PLpro), and RNA‐dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp), mapping chemically diverse strategies that disrupt entry and replication, and provides an integrated view of current candidates ...
Álvaro de la Cruz‐Potenciano +3 more
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Guidance for first responders on the short-term care of confiscated pangolins.
This primarily occurs within Asia and Africa, and from Africa to Asia2, but also involves Europe, North America, and other parts of the world. Trade can involve live and dead pangolins, their scales, and other body parts (e.g., skins). Live pangolins are
Willis, Jasmin +3 more
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Standardised methods to monitor populations of many species are lacking but are important for detecting presence, changes in populations and species status, and for conservation management.
Daniel J. Ingram +2 more
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