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Identification of Amblyomma javanense and detection of tick-borne Ehrlichia spp. in confiscated Malayan Pangolins

open access: yesInternational Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021
Due to habitat destruction and illegal hunting and trade, the number of pangolins has been sharply reduced. To protect pangolins from extinction, relevant departments are combined and active action have been taken.
Junqiong Zhai   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Helping to save pangolins from extinction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Pangolins, widely distributed in Asia and Africa, have been described as the most heavily trafficked wild mammals globally. Following the emergence of COVID-19, researchers suggested that the Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) may have been the intermediary
Daniel W.S. Challender   +7 more
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马来穿山甲显示出对多尺度干扰的差异化响应

open access: yesWildlife Letters, 2023
Pangolins are the most trafficked animals worldwide and are presumed to be restricted to pristine habitats due to poaching intensity in more accessible degraded areas or intrinsic habitat preferences.
Ilyas Nursamsi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predicting the potential distribution and habitat variables associated with pangolins in Nepal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Pangolins are highly-threatened due to illegal hunting and poaching, and by the loss, degradation, and fragmentation of their habitats. In Nepal, effective conservation actions for pangolins are scarce due to limited information on the distribution of ...
Thapa, Sanjan   +18 more
core   +1 more source

Perceptions and uses of pangolins (Pholidota) among remote rural communities in the Republic of the Congo: A baseline study from the Odzala‐Kokoua National Park

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, 2022
Habitat loss and overexploitation are the most severe threats to wild animals in Central Africa. One mammalian group under pressure from hunting is the Pholidota (pangolins), with three species of pangolin inhabiting the region.
Markéta Swiacká   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digging Deeper: Understanding the Illegal Trade and Local Use of Pangolins in Palawan Province, Philippines

open access: yesFrontiers in Conservation Science, 2021
The illegal wildlife trade represents an urgent conservation challenge, but measuring, understanding, and designing interventions to address it is a complex task.
Lucy J. Archer   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The gut microbiome of the Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) reveals its adaptation to specialized myrmecophagy [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2021
Background The gut microbiomes of mammals are closely related to the diets of their hosts. The Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) is a specialized myrmecophage, but its gut microbiome has rarely been studied.
Fuhua Zhang   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Detection of a novel Babesia sp. in Amblyomma javanense, an ectoparasite of Sunda pangolins

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2023
Background Babesia is a protozoal, tick-borne parasite that can cause life-threatening disease in humans, wildlife and domestic animals worldwide. However, in Southeast Asia, little is known about the prevalence and diversity of Babesia species present ...
Stacy Q. Y. Chong   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Illegal trade of pangolins meat in China

open access: yes, 2022
Illegal trade data of pangolins meat in China during 2000 to ...
Cen, Peng   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Pangolins in global camera trap data: Implications for ecological monitoring [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Despite being heavily exploited, pangolins (Pholidota: Manidae) have been subject to limited research, resulting in a lack of reliable population estimates and standardised survey methods for the eight extant species.
Van Berkel, T   +178 more
core   +1 more source

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