China Seizes Massive Amount of Pangolin Scales in Biggest-Ever Smuggling Case

EcoWatch
Jan 1, 2017, 2:24 pm161 pts
By Shreya Dasgupta Pangolin —the world's most trafficked mammal—continues to be killed in huge numbers. On Wednesday, Chinese customs officials announced that they had seized more than three metric tons (3,000 kilograms or 6,600 pounds) of pangolin scales in Shanghai. This is the country's largest-ever…

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