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Zoos Take a Step Backward in Pangolin Conservation

05 Jun

In mid-May, a group of 20 pangolin experts, scientists and conservation professionals gathered in Washington, D.C. to plan a way forward for further protecting pangolins—the most-trafficked wild mammal on earth. One of the points they agreed upon was that there is no conservation value in taking pangolins from the wild and bringing them to North American zoos, since they typically die very quickly in captivity.

Source: Zoos Take a Step Backward in Pangolin Conservation