Wild Africa, a global non-governmental organisation, has called for the protection of pangolins, the world's most trafficked mammal, and support for local conservation projects.
Wild Africa, a global non-governmental organisation, has called for the protection of pangolins, the world’s most trafficked mammal, and support for local conservation projects.
Wild Africa said although pangolins are protected by both national and international laws, including the 2016 ban on international commercial trade, high demand for their scales — used in ‘traditional medicine’, especially in Asia — and their meat, eaten as a delicacy, is driving them to extinction. “Despite these successes, pangolin populations remain at risk, particularly with the demand for their scales in Asian countries like China, where these scales are falsely believed to have medicinal properties.
The NGO said in early 2024, Nigeria introduced the Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill, which recently passed a second reading. If enacted, the bill would impose harsher penalties for trafficking in illegal wildlife products such as pangolin scales and deter wildlife crime.
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