Pangolins, unique scale-covered mammals, are drastically declining in numbers across Asia and Africa, largely due to illegal trade. Part of the trade, both legal and illegal, supports the traditional ...
New forensic tool: Scientists created a gene-capture method to extract usable DNA from degraded pangolin samples, enabling precise origin tracing. Hotspots identified: Analysis of over 700 samples ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jared Ranahan is a reporter who covers travel and ecotourism. Jul 31, 2025, 08:00am EDT The white-bellied pangolin (Phataginus ...
Genetic tracing breakthrough: A new gene-capture method recovered usable DNA from degraded pangolin samples, allowing researchers to pinpoint origins with remarkable accuracy. Hotspots identified: Key ...
For decades, the giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea) has been recognized as locally extinct throughout the country of Senegal. However, at 1:37 a.m. on March 8, 2023, a trail camera in the country’s ...
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 16 (UPI) --Researchers from Florida and Illinois are leading a global effort to understand and protect the world's most trafficked mammal -- the little-known pangolin. Also called ...
A new study confirms that pangolins confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade in Viet Nam host SARS-CoV-2 related coronaviruses. A new study in the journal Frontiers in Public Health led by ...