Top states where pangolins can be found in Nigeria — Expert - Premium Times Nigeria

Top states where pangolins can be found in Nigeria — Expert

A foremost conservationist has listed the top states where pangolins can be found in Nigeria.

“We have confirmed a high number of pangolin presence in Middle-Belt states like Kogi, Kwara, Benue, Niger and Taraba, where Nigeria’s largest national park Gashaka-Gumti is situated,” Mr Aina said. “Pangolin cannot survive in swampy and water-logged areas, they only live in places where there are termite muds and ants,” he said.

“We found out that pangolin scales were illegally transported from Omo Forest Reserve to Ifo, near Lagos, where they were seized,” Mr Aina said. “But it came as a shock to us when we later learnt that the scales were returned to illicit traders who then shipped them overseas.” Mr Aina said it was difficult to estimate how many pangolins have been lost to illegal poaching and trading due to scarce data, but experts agree that primitive hunting by locals and a cartel of international smugglers has reduced the population greatly in recent decades.

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