& #39;... #Pangolins were once a prized item in the markets of #Gabon& #39;s capital Libreville, but bushmeat sellers have started hiding the small, scaly mammals behind boar legs and porcupine carcasses...& #39; https://www.france24.com/en/20200316-pangolin-sales-plunge-in-gabon-over-coronavirus-fears">https://www.france24.com/en/202003...

#COVID19
Diff. to enforce in rural areas.
& #39;...Though #Nigeria already has a penalty of $2.70 fine (for a first-time offense) for hunting or selling a #pangolin it is viewed as being highly inadequate as a deterrent measure for a global trafficking hub...& #39; https://qz.com/africa/1823783/coronavirus-nigeria-not-stopping-pangolin-trade-trafficking/">https://qz.com/africa/18...

Good to know. Still, there is an urgent need to put an end to pangolins and other #wildlife trafficking.
"...Scientists haven’t found evidence that the new #coronavirus jumped from #pangolins to people, but they do host very similar viruses..." https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/science/pangolin-coronavirus.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/2...

#pangolin #illicittrade
"...Law enforcement officials around the world have seized more than 200 tonnes of pangolin scales since 2016, more than half of it linked to #Nigeria, a new report has found..." https://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/as-pangolin-trade-heats-up-nigeria-urged-to-do-more-to-crack-down/">https://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/a...

"... #Pangolin traffickers capitalize on #Singapore’s heavy port traffic by using the country as a transshipment center between #Africa and #Asia..." https://stableseas.org/illicit-trades/singapore-pangolin-smuggling">https://stableseas.org/illicit-t...