For Philippine pangolins, tourism’s return could spell trouble

Mongabay
Dec 12, 2022, 11:57 am142 pts
As the Philippines travel and tourism industry bounces back from the coronavirus pandemic, wildlife trade analysts are anticipating a resurgence in the poaching of the country’s endemic pangolin. The enigmatic Philippine pangolin (Manis culionensis) has been hunted to the edge of extinction to feed untamed…

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