Maxi seizure in Nigeria: 54 million dollars of pangolin scales and claws and elephant tusks

A record seizure for a country that has been very lax in the past regarding the illegal trafficking of wild animals.

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Nigerian officials kidnapped one record quantity of scales and claws of pangolin traded illegally, as well as several kilograms of elephant tusks.

Il maxi seizure included a whopping 17.137 kilograms of scales and 60 kilograms of pangolin claws, as well as 44 kilograms of elephant tusks for a total of 54 million dollarsthe. The traffickers have been arrested and will be tried.

I pangolin unfortunately, they are among the most illegally traded mammals since, although they have been declared vulnerable and in danger of extinction in all areas of the world where they live, these poor animals continue to be consumed as food. In addition to appreciating the meat, the scales and claws represent important remedies in traditional Chinese medicine and are also used to make jewelry and accessories.

Clearly, the hunting and trafficking of pangolins only worsens the situation of this species, whose population is increasingly decreasing.

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To reach Asia from Africa, smugglers often pass by Nigerian borders, where it is easy to escape controls due to negligence or corruption of staff. However, customs are working to intensify operations to combat smuggling, also collaborating with other countries including the United Kingdom and the United States, and this is a first important result.

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Sources of reference: CNN / BBC / IUCN

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