Pangolin Indexing System: implications in forensic surveillance of large seizures
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DOI: 10.1007/s00414-020-02362-5
Abstract: Demand for pangolin scales in East Asia has increased dramatically in the past two decades, raising concern to the pangolin survival and bringing them to the brink of local extinction. Enumerating the number of individuals… read more here.
Keywords: indexing system; pangolin indexing; large seizures; pangolin ... See more keywords
Molecular evolution and phylogenetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 and hosts ACE2 protein suggest Malayan pangolin as intermediary host
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DOI: 10.1007/s42770-020-00321-1
Abstract: An emergence of a novel coronavirus, causative agent of COVID19, named as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), occurred due to cross-species transmission. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses able to infect a… read more here.
Keywords: analysis; ace2 protein; host; sars cov ... See more keywords
A timely systematic review on pangolin research, commercialization, and popularization to identify knowledge gaps and produce conservation guidelines
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109042
Abstract: Abstract Conservationists can benefit from encompassing research, social, and economic aspects of conservation issues to produce holistic conservation guidelines. Pangolins have become a taxon of conservation eminence as they continue to be poached and trafficked… read more here.
Keywords: pangolin; conservation guidelines; knowledge gaps; conservation ... See more keywords
Probable Pangolin Origin of SARS-CoV-2 Associated with the COVID-19 Outbreak
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.03.022
Abstract: Summary An outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) began in the city of Wuhan in China and has widely spread worldwide. Currently, it is vital to explore potential… read more here.
Keywords: cov like; pangolin cov; sars cov; outbreak ... See more keywords
The role of Germany in the illegal global pangolin trade
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00736
Abstract: Abstract The illegal pangolin trade is of global concern and is placing all pangolin species under high levels of threat. Following a preliminary analysis of global pangolin seizures from 2010 to 2015, Germany emerged as… read more here.
Keywords: pangolin; germany; pangolin trade; role ... See more keywords
Predicting the potential distribution and habitat variables associated with pangolins in Nepal
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01049
Abstract: Abstract Pangolins are highly-threatened due to illegal hunting and poaching, and by the loss, degradation, and fragmentation of their habitats. In Nepal, effective conservation actions for pangolins are scarce due to limited information on the… read more here.
Keywords: habitat; pangolins nepal; conservation; variables associated ... See more keywords
SARS-CoV-2 variants lacking ORF8 occurred in farmed mink and pangolin
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2021.145596
Abstract: The SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern 202012/01 (VOC) is rapidly spreading worldwide owing to its substantial transmission advantage. The variant has changes in critical sites of the spike protein with potential biological significance. Moreover, VOC-202012/01 has… read more here.
Keywords: voc 202012; farmed mink; orf8 occurred; sars cov ... See more keywords
Uncovering prevalence of pangolin consumption using a technique for investigating sensitive behaviour
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DOI: 10.1017/s0030605320001040
Abstract: Abstract Pangolins have been exploited throughout history but evidence points to population declines across parts of their ranges since the 1960s, especially in Asia. This is the result of overexploitation for local use and international… read more here.
Keywords: pangolin; consumption; pangolin consumption; sensitive behaviour ... See more keywords
Predicting current and future habitat of Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) under climate change
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-58173-w
Abstract: Climate change is among the greatest drivers of biodiversity loss, threatening up to 15–30% of described species by the end of the twenty-first century. We estimated the current suitable habitat and forecasted future distribution ranges… read more here.
Keywords: habitat indian; future; climate; indian pangolin ... See more keywords
Chinese Pangolin Changes Local Vertebrate Assemblages and Contributes to Their Interspecific Interactions by Burrowing and Revisitation.
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DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12946
Abstract: The burrow microhabitats created by burrowing mammals, as a hotspot for biodiversity distribution in ecosystems, provide multiple critical resources for many other sympatric species. However, the cascading effects of burrow resources on sympatric animal community… read more here.
Keywords: pangolin; bird species; interspecific interactions; burrows revisited ... See more keywords
Rediscovery of the endangered giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea) in Senegal after 24 years
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DOI: 10.1111/aje.13279
Abstract: Pangolins have generated great interest in recent years, largely due to the unprecedented scale of trafficking the species experiences. Detailed knowledge of pangolin distribution in West Africa is lacking, but many local extinctions are suspected.… read more here.
Keywords: rediscovery endangered; pangolin; smutsia gigantea; endangered giant ... See more keywords