Peril for pangolins: An evaluation of the status of the last decade in India
In the present study, we summarize the status (seizures number, quantity, hotspot, trade rout & mode of transportation) of illegal trade of pangolin with seizures reported from 2009 to 2018 in India using available data from print and electronic media. Over the last decade ca.119 pangolin se...
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| description | In the present study, we summarize the status (seizures number, quantity, hotspot, trade rout & mode of transportation) of illegal trade of pangolin with seizures reported from 2009 to 2018 in India using available data from print and electronic media. Over the last decade ca.119 pangolin seizures were recorded and it is estimated that ca.7500 individuals perished in a decade. It is concluded that in India its north-eastern part is the hub of trade of pangolins. From, here it moves into China and Myanmar though road and postal services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0717e777638243298c240c560247ab712022-12-21T23:56:12ZengElsevierForensic Science International: Reports2665-91072020-12-012100058Peril for pangolins: An evaluation of the status of the last decade in IndiaVed P. Kumar0Ankita Rajpoot1S.S. Rasaily2Maaty Biodiversity Conservation & Societal Research Organization, 218-Kaulagarh, Dehradun, 248195 Uttarakhand, India; Corresponding author at: Maaty Biodiversity Conservation & Societal Research Organization, 218-Kaulagarh, Dehradun, 248195, Uttarakhand, India.Maaty Biodiversity Conservation & Societal Research Organization, 218-Kaulagarh, Dehradun, 248195 Uttarakhand, IndiaUttarakhand Biodiversity Board, 423, Indira Nagar Colony, Dehradun, 248006 Uttarakhand, IndiaIn the present study, we summarize the status (seizures number, quantity, hotspot, trade rout & mode of transportation) of illegal trade of pangolin with seizures reported from 2009 to 2018 in India using available data from print and electronic media. Over the last decade ca.119 pangolin seizures were recorded and it is estimated that ca.7500 individuals perished in a decade. It is concluded that in India its north-eastern part is the hub of trade of pangolins. From, here it moves into China and Myanmar though road and postal services.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665910720300049IndiaPangolinTraffickingSeizuresHotspot of poachingTrade route |
| spellingShingle | Ved P. Kumar Ankita Rajpoot S.S. Rasaily Peril for pangolins: An evaluation of the status of the last decade in India Forensic Science International: Reports India Pangolin Trafficking Seizures Hotspot of poaching Trade route |
| title | Peril for pangolins: An evaluation of the status of the last decade in India |
| title_full | Peril for pangolins: An evaluation of the status of the last decade in India |
| title_fullStr | Peril for pangolins: An evaluation of the status of the last decade in India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Peril for pangolins: An evaluation of the status of the last decade in India |
| title_short | Peril for pangolins: An evaluation of the status of the last decade in India |
| title_sort | peril for pangolins an evaluation of the status of the last decade in india |
| topic | India Pangolin Trafficking Seizures Hotspot of poaching Trade route |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665910720300049 |
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