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Genomic analyses reveal poaching hotspots and illegal trade in pangolins from Africa to Asia

Tinsman, Jen C
Author Tinsman, Jen C ORCID Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA National Fish and Wildlife Forensic Laboratory, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Ashland, OR, USA Congo Basin Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA Pangolin Specialist Group, IUCN Species Survival Commission, London, UK
Gruppi, Cristian
Author Gruppi, Cristian ORCID Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA Congo Basin Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Bossu, Christen M
Author Bossu, Christen M ORCID Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Prigge, Tracey-Leigh
Author Prigge, Tracey-Leigh ORCID Pangolin Specialist Group, IUCN Species Survival Commission, London, UK School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Harrigan, Ryan J
Author Harrigan, Ryan J ORCID Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA Congo Basin Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Zaunbrecher, Virginia
Author Zaunbrecher, Virginia ORCID Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA Congo Basin Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Koepfli, Klaus-Peter
Author Koepfli, Klaus-Peter Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, George Mason University, Front Royal, VA, USA Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Washington, DC, USA
LeBreton, Matthew
Author LeBreton, Matthew ORCID Congo Basin Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA Mosaic, Yaoundé, Cameroon International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Njabo, Kevin
Author Njabo, Kevin ORCID Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA Congo Basin Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Wenda, Cheng
Author Wenda, Cheng ORCID School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China School of Ecology, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
Xing, Shuang
Author Xing, Shuang ORCID School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China School of Ecology, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
Abernethy, Katharine
Author Abernethy, Katharine ORCID Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique, Libreville, Gabon Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
Ades, Gary
Author Ades, Gary ORCID Fauna Conservation Department, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Hong Kong, China
Akeredolu, Excellence
Author Akeredolu, Excellence Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Andrew, Imuzei B
Author Andrew, Imuzei B Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Barrett, Taneisha A
Author Barrett, Taneisha A ORCID School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Bernáthová, Iva
Author Bernáthová, Iva ORCID Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Černá Bolfíková, Barbora
Author Černá Bolfíková, Barbora ORCID Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Diffo, Joseph L
Author Diffo, Joseph L Metabiota Cameroon Ltd, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Difouo Fopa, Ghislain
Author Difouo Fopa, Ghislain ORCID Pangolin Specialist Group, IUCN Species Survival Commission, London, UK Department of Biology and Animal Physiology, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Ebong, Lionel Esong
Author Ebong, Lionel Esong Department of Ecology and Nature Management, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, Russia
Godwill, Ichu
Author Godwill, Ichu Pangolin Specialist Group, IUCN Species Survival Commission, London, UK Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA
Koumba Pambo, Aurélie Flore
Author Koumba Pambo, Aurélie Flore ORCID Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux, Libreville, Gabon
Labuschagne, Kim
Author Labuschagne, Kim ORCID South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
Nwobegahay Mbekem, Julius
Author Nwobegahay Mbekem, Julius CRESAR, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Momboua, Brice R
Author Momboua, Brice R Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux, Libreville, Gabon Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Franceville, Gabon
Mousset Moumbolou, Carla L
Author Mousset Moumbolou, Carla L ORCID Pangolin Specialist Group, IUCN Species Survival Commission, London, UK Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux, Libreville, Gabon Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Franceville, Gabon Pangolin Conservation Network, Libreville, Gabon
Ntie, Stephan
Author Ntie, Stephan ORCID Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux, Libreville, Gabon Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Franceville, Gabon
Rose-Jeffreys, Elizabeth
Author Rose-Jeffreys, Elizabeth ORCID Fauna Conservation Department, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Hong Kong, China
Simo, Franklin T
Author Simo, Franklin T Pangolin Specialist Group, IUCN Species Survival Commission, London, UK Department of Biology and Animal Physiology, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Sundar, Keerthana
Author Sundar, Keerthana ORCID Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Swiacká, Markéta
Author Swiacká, Markéta ORCID Department of Spatial Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Takuo, Jean Michel
Author Takuo, Jean Michel International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Yaoundé, Cameroon Metabiota Cameroon Ltd, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Talla, Valery N K
Author Talla, Valery N K Département de Biologie des Organismes, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium Laboratory of Applied Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon
Tamoufe, Ubald
Author Tamoufe, Ubald Metabiota Cameroon Ltd, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Dingle, Caroline
Author Dingle, Caroline ORCID School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Ruegg, Kristen
Author Ruegg, Kristen ORCID Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Bonebrake, Timothy C
Author Bonebrake, Timothy C ORCID Congo Basin Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA Pangolin Specialist Group, IUCN Species Survival Commission, London, UK School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Smith, Thomas B
Author Smith, Thomas B ORCID Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA Congo Basin Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Science (New York, N.Y.). 2023 Dec 15 ; 382 (6676) : 1282-1286. [epub] 20231214

Science
ISSN 1095-9203 | 0036-8075
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Language English Country United States Media print-electronic

Document type Journal Article

Persistent link https://www.medvik.cz/link/pmid38096373

Grant support
S-INLEC-17-GR-1006 Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, US Department of State
DBI 2208955 National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology
R7021-20 Research Impact Fund, Research Grants Council Hong Kong
DP1-OD000370 AND EU-ACP ECOFAC VI CONVENTION FED/2018/403-718 National Institutes of Health Director’s Pioneer Award
VK01010103 Czech Ministry of Interior
2021B0026 IGA Faculty of Environmental Sciences CZU Prague
GHN-AOO-09-00010-00 Skoll Foundation, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Emerging Pandemic Threats PREDICT program

PubMed 38096373
DOI 10.1126/science.adi5066
Knihovny.cz E-resources

The white-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) is the world's most trafficked mammal and is at risk of extinction. Reducing the illegal wildlife trade requires an understanding of its origins. Using a genomic approach for tracing confiscations and analyzing 111 samples collected from known geographic localities in Africa and 643 seized scales from Asia between 2012 and 2018, we found that poaching pressures shifted over time from West to Central Africa. Recently, Cameroon's southern border has emerged as a site of intense poaching. Using data from seizures representing nearly 1 million African pangolins, we identified Nigeria as one important hub for trafficking, where scales are amassed and transshipped to markets in Asia. This origin-to-destination approach offers new opportunities to disrupt the illegal wildlife trade and to guide anti-trafficking measures.

Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux Libreville Gabon

Biological and Environmental Sciences University of Stirling Stirling UK

Center for Species Survival Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Washington DC USA

Center for Tropical Research Institute of the Environment University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles CA USA

Congo Basin Institute University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles CA USA

CRESAR Yaoundé Cameroon

Département de Biologie des Organismes Université Libre de Bruxelles Brussels Belgium

Département de Biologie Faculté des Sciences Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku Franceville Gabon

Department of Biology and Animal Physiology University of Yaoundé 1 Yaoundé Cameroon

Department of Biology Colorado State University Fort Collins CO USA

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles CA USA

Department of Ecology and Nature Management School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University Tomsk Russia