Article Archive for 24 July 2009
Pangolin pushed to edge of extinctionPosted in Endangered & Extinction, Habitat on 24 July 2009
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Because of growing demand for pangolin meat and scales, the toothless creature is now being hunted to the edge of extinction, according to a July 14 report by the international conservation group WWF and the wildlife-trade watchdog group TRAFFIC, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
