Pangolins are now arguably the most heavily trafficked wild mammal in the world. FMTNews Pangolins
VIENNA: The illegal global trade in ivory has shrunk while the trafficking of pangolins has soared, a UN report on wildlife crime based on four years’ data said on Friday.
At the same time, the trafficking of pangolins — a reclusive, nocturnal mammal covered in scales that are used in traditional Chinese medicine, has surged, the UNODC said. “We see some shrinking in some markets, particularly the ivory and the rhino market, but we actually see huge increases in other markets, like the market of illicit trafficking of pangolins, in European eels but also in tiger parts and also in rosewood,” she added.
For ivory, a supply glut combined with a shift in attitudes because of the Chinese and other bans may be among the factors that contributed to the fall in poaching and prices, the UNODC said, adding that the price of illegal ivory in China fell by more than half between 2014 and 2018.
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