As Many as 36,000 Pangolins Killed To Produce Single Shipment of Scales, Conservationists Say
Source: Newsweek
AS MANY AS 36,000 PANGOLINS KILLED TO PRODUCE SINGLE SHIPMENT OF SCALES, CONSERVATIONISTS SAY
BY BRENDAN COLE ON 4/8/19 AT 11:27 AM EDT
A conservation group is outraged at the seizure of what is believed to be the largest ever shipment of pangolin scales. Around 36,000 of the endangered mammals were killed for the shipment from Nigeria which was stopped in Singapore en route to Vietnam, which has the world’s second largest market for the scaly ant eaters, The New York Times reported.
In a statement by Singapore customs, the shipment was declared to contain “frozen beef” but inspectors found 12.9 tonnes of pangolin scales, packed in 230 bags, worth about $38.7 million. The shipment also included 177 kilograms of cut up and carved elephant ivory estimated to be worth $88,500.
Pangolins are thought to be the most widely illegally trafficked mammal in the world, with the biggest market being China where its meat is valued for the status it gives and the health benefits people believe it can offer.
Consumers believe that it can help with skin diseases and conditions such as rheumatism. The group Conservation of Nature says all eight species are at threat of extinction, while two species are critically endangered.
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Have to say, I'm becoming more misanthropic by the day ...
How can SO MANY people ... SUCK SO MUCH?
