Custom officials holding up seized pangolin scales at Kuala Lumpur airport customs complex in May. Photo: Reuters
Malaysia is being used as a transit point for pangolins, especially for their scales, according to a latest report by Traffic, the wildlife trade monitoring network.
The report, entitled “Seizures of African pangolin scales in Malaysia in 2017”, stated that between May and August 2017, there were six confirmed seizures of African pangolin scales in Malaysia totalling 6,695kg.
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