New ban on pangolin trade may help most trafficked mammal

Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 23:31 in Paleontology & Archaeology

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- Because of its distinctive coat of hard shells, the pangolin, or scaly anteater, has been called the world's most heavily trafficked mammal. More than 1 million have been poached in the past decade, threatening the creature with extinction, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature....

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