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....