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Nigeria burns $1.4m-worth of pangolin scales in anti-trafficking stand

2023-10-18 00:52
Officials say they seized and destroyed the scales in a stand against illegal wildlife trafficking.
Nigeria burns $1.4m-worth of pangolin scales in anti-trafficking stand

Nigeria has burned $1.4m (£1.2m) worth of pangolin scales in a stand against trafficking, officials said.

It is the first time the nation has publicly destroyed seized wildlife products for this reason.

The pangolin is one of the world's most trafficked mammals - their scales are in high...