Save The Pangolins
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Save The Pangolins
@savethepangolin
A Twitter page dedicated to stopping the poaching of African Pangolins. Disclaimer: This is Luke from Mr. Mongirdas' Period 3 African Class
Katılım Mayıs 2014
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Pangolins are sometimes captured and kept alive. A Chinese chef explains the way in which a live pangolin is prepared
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According to Environmental News Network, pangolins were worth around $10 per kilo in the early 1990s and had soared to $175 per kg by 2009
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However, Pangolins are still being poached for medicinal purposes.
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Pangolin scales, like Rhinoceros horns, are made of Keratin. Scientists have proven that Keratin does not impact human health in anyway.
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Pangolins exist in Asia, but they have been nearly hunted into extinction. Now the African Pangolin population is in decline.
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This means that there are very few statistics showing numbers and densities for Pangolin populations
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Pangolins are rarely observed due to their solitary and nocturnal habits. All species are in decline, some more rapidly than others
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Most of the Pangolins that are poached in Africa end up in China and Vietnam.
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Pangolins are being poached for their meat and scales. They are used for medicinal and cultural purposes.
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These species are the Three-Cusped Pangolin (threatened), Giant Ground Pangolin (threatened), Cape Pangolin, and Long-Tailed Pangolin.
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There are 8 species of Pangolin in the world. Four of them live in Africa. All of these species are being poached for their meat and scales.
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