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· 1w ago

#News: #Bushmeat markets ARE the global #wildlife trafficking network! 🦔🌍 DNA #research proves pangolins sold in #Cameroon and #Asia come from SAME forests as those exported for scales. #BanWildlifeTrade #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/pangolin-dna-study-links-local-wild-meat-markets-to-global-trafficking-networks/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

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Pangolin DNA study links local wild meat markets to global trafficking networks

Pangolin scales and other body parts trafficked internationally appear to come from the same areas that supply the animals for local wild meat markets, a new study has found. It created a DNA database and location-prediction model for three threatened species: the white-bellied (Phataginus tricuspis), Sunda (Manis javanica) and Chinese (Manis pentadactyla) pangolins. Pangolins are […]

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