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Genomic analyses reveal poaching hotspots and illegal trade in pangolins from Africa to Asia

Published:2023-12-15 Issue:6676 Volume:382 Page:1282-1286
ISSN:0036-8075
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Author:

Tinsman Jen C.¹²³⁴^ORCID,Gruppi Cristian¹³^ORCID,Bossu Christen M.⁵^ORCID,Prigge Tracey-Leigh⁴⁶^ORCID,Harrigan Ryan J.¹³^ORCID,Zaunbrecher Virginia¹³^ORCID,Koepfli Klaus-Peter⁷⁸,LeBreton Matthew³⁹¹⁰^ORCID,Njabo Kevin¹³^ORCID,Wenda Cheng⁶¹¹^ORCID,Xing Shuang⁶¹¹^ORCID,Abernethy Katharine¹²¹³^ORCID,Ades Gary¹⁴^ORCID,Akeredolu Excellence¹⁵,Andrew Imuzei B.¹⁵,Barrett Taneisha A.⁶^ORCID,Bernáthová Iva¹⁶^ORCID,Černá Bolfíková Barbora¹⁶^ORCID,Diffo Joseph L.¹⁷,Difouo Fopa Ghislain⁴¹⁸^ORCID,Ebong Lionel Esong¹⁹,Godwill Ichu⁴²⁰,Koumba Pambo Aurélie Flore²¹^ORCID,Labuschagne Kim²²^ORCID,Nwobegahay Mbekem Julius²³,Momboua Brice R.²¹²⁴,Mousset Moumbolou Carla L.⁴²¹²⁴²⁵^ORCID,Ntie Stephan²¹²⁴^ORCID,Rose-Jeffreys Elizabeth¹⁴^ORCID,Simo Franklin T.⁴¹⁸,Sundar Keerthana¹^ORCID,Swiacká Markéta²⁶^ORCID,Takuo Jean Michel¹⁰¹⁷,Talla Valery N. K.²⁷²⁸,Tamoufe Ubald¹⁷,Dingle Caroline⁶^ORCID,Ruegg Kristen⁵^ORCID,Bonebrake Timothy C.³⁴⁶^ORCID,Smith Thomas B.¹³²⁹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

2. National Fish and Wildlife Forensic Laboratory, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Ashland, OR, USA.

3. Congo Basin Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

4. Pangolin Specialist Group, IUCN Species Survival Commission, London, UK.

5. Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.

6. School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

7. Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, George Mason University, Front Royal, VA, USA.

8. Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Washington, DC, USA.

9. Mosaic, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

10. International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

11. School of Ecology, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.

12. Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique, Libreville, Gabon.

13. Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.

14. Fauna Conservation Department, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Hong Kong, China.

15. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.

16. Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.

17. Metabiota Cameroon Ltd, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

18. Department of Biology and Animal Physiology, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

19. Department of Ecology and Nature Management, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, Russia.

20. Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA.

21. Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux, Libreville, Gabon.

22. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.

23. CRESAR, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

24. Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Franceville, Gabon.

25. Pangolin Conservation Network, Libreville, Gabon.

26. Department of Spatial Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.

27. Département de Biologie des Organismes, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.

28. Laboratory of Applied Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon.

29. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Abstract

The white-bellied pangolin ( Phataginus tricuspis ) is the world’s most trafficked mammal and is at risk of extinction. Reducing the illegal wildlife trade requires an understanding of its origins. Using a genomic approach for tracing confiscations and analyzing 111 samples collected from known geographic localities in Africa and 643 seized scales from Asia between 2012 and 2018, we found that poaching pressures shifted over time from West to Central Africa. Recently, Cameroon’s southern border has emerged as a site of intense poaching. Using data from seizures representing nearly 1 million African pangolins, we identified Nigeria as one important hub for trafficking, where scales are amassed and transshipped to markets in Asia. This origin-to-destination approach offers new opportunities to disrupt the illegal wildlife trade and to guide anti-trafficking measures.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

Link

https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.adi5066

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