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The Plight of the Pangolin
My favourite animal changes all the time. When I was younger, I cycled through various large, majestic cats such as tigers, jaguars and snow leopards. At one point, I considered the polar bear amon…Palm Oil Detectives
Such markets not only play a role in the spread of #disease: by selling poached, endangered animals such as #pangolins, they are pushing species toward #extinction.
Illegal #hunting and the #WildlifeTrade, like #ClimateChange and #HabitatDestruction, are among the causes of the dramatic global #extinction of species. In late 2019, a #UN report issued a stark #warning about the scope of the catastrophe,
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#ProtectOurWildlife 🦍🦦🦇
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IPBES Global Assessment Preview
Introducing IPBES' 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services First global biodiversity assessment since 2005IPBES secretariat
The #HuananSeafoodMarket, which offers an apalling variety of live and freshly slaughtered animals, is suspected to be the pandemic’s Ground Zero. According to genetic analyses, bats are the original hosts of the virus, but animals from the wildlife market may have transmitted them to humans.
In addition to seafood, the meat of 30 terrestrial animal species is available there, including #pangolins, #civets, #squirrels, #pheasants, #scorpions, #snakes and a variety of #rats.
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Sunda Pangolin Manis javanica
Sunda pangolins, also known as the Malayan or Javan pangolins, possess quirky traits that make them truly intriguing. They are capable swimmers and have a remarkable defense mechanism of curling in…Palm Oil Detectives