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

Autor: Tinsman JC; 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 C; 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 CM; Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA., Prigge TL; Pangolin Specialist Group, IUCN Species Survival Commission, London, UK.; School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China., Harrigan RJ; 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 V; 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 KP; 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 M; Congo Basin Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.; Mosaic, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Njabo K; 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 C; 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 S; 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 K; 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 G; Fauna Conservation Department, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Hong Kong, China., Akeredolu E; Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria., Andrew IB; Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria., Barrett TA; School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China., Bernáthová I; Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic., Černá Bolfíková B; Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic., Diffo JL; Metabiota Cameroon Ltd, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Difouo Fopa G; Pangolin Specialist Group, IUCN Species Survival Commission, London, UK.; Department of Biology and Animal Physiology, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Ebong LE; Department of Ecology and Nature Management, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, Russia., Godwill I; Pangolin Specialist Group, IUCN Species Survival Commission, London, UK.; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, USA., Koumba Pambo AF; Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux, Libreville, Gabon., Labuschagne K; South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa., Nwobegahay Mbekem J; CRESAR, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Momboua BR; Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux, Libreville, Gabon.; Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Franceville, Gabon., Mousset Moumbolou CL; 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 S; Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux, Libreville, Gabon.; Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Franceville, Gabon., Rose-Jeffreys E; Fauna Conservation Department, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Hong Kong, China., Simo FT; Pangolin Specialist Group, IUCN Species Survival Commission, London, UK.; Department of Biology and Animal Physiology, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Sundar K; Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA., Swiacká M; Department of Spatial Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic., Takuo JM; International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Yaoundé, Cameroon.; Metabiota Cameroon Ltd, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Talla VNK; 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 U; Metabiota Cameroon Ltd, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Dingle C; School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China., Ruegg K; Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA., Bonebrake TC; 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 TB; 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.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Science (New York, N.Y.) [Science] 2023 Dec 15; Vol. 382 (6676), pp. 1282-1286. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 14.
DOI: 10.1126/science.adi5066
Abstrakt: 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.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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