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Research Areas
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
University of California, Los Angeles
2023
The white-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) is the world's most trafficked mammal and at risk of extinction. Reducing illegal wildlife trade requires an understanding its origins. Using a genomic approach for tracing confiscations analyzing 111 samples collected from known geographic localities in Africa 643 seized scales Asia between 2012 2018, we found that poaching pressures shifted over time West to Central Africa. Recently, Cameroon's southern border has emerged as site intense...
10.1126/science.adi5066
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Science
2023-12-14
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