University of Exeter: Research Finds Pangolins in Africa Hunted for Food Rather Than Illicit Scales Trade
June 16, 2025
June 16, 2025
EXETER, England, June 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news:
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New research finds pangolins in Africa hunted for food rather than illicit scales trade
By Andrew Merrington
One of the world's most endangered mammals is being hunted in West Africa for the quality of its bushmeat and not the value of its scales to illegal Asian markets.
It has long been assumed that the pangolin's keratin sca . . .
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New research finds pangolins in Africa hunted for food rather than illicit scales trade
By Andrew Merrington
One of the world's most endangered mammals is being hunted in West Africa for the quality of its bushmeat and not the value of its scales to illegal Asian markets.
It has long been assumed that the pangolin's keratin sca . . .