Pangolin, Covid and poaching
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By: Christophe Paget Follow
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the world has discovered pangolin, which (perhaps) would have allowed the virus to pass from animals to humans. This small mammal from Asia but also from Africa is not as well known as the bat, which was the first to harbor the virus of the Covid-19 line. The pangolin, for its part, has so far been best known by poachers, who have brought its population to the brink of extinction.
- Coronavirus
- Health and Medicine
- Animal health
- Wildlife
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