Animals The authorities in Singapore have a container discovered with nearly 13 tonnes of dead schubdieren (pangolins), a protected species. The container came from Nigeria and was destined for an address in Vietnam.
In China and other oriental countries, the scales of the animals has a healing effect attributed to forms of cancer and arthritis. Also applies to the meat of the animals as a delicacy.
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In the container, which according to the paper frozen beef would contain, met the authorities of the schubdieren, packaged in 230 bags. It is going to be the biggest catch in the last five years. In between was 177 pounds of ivory found. The value of the contraband is estimated to be converted more than 100 million euro. the
an Annual fall of around 100,000 schubdieren prey to poachers. The survival of all eight species in Africa, and especially Asia, is therefore threatened.
