PETALING JAYA: The seizure of pangolins being traded illegally in Asia saw a drop during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the reduction does not mean poaching has decreased, says Traffic, a wildlife trade monitoring group.
According to Traffic’s latest analysis of confiscations in the region released on World Pangolin Day yesterday, pangolin seizures dipped from 2020 to 2021, with some 233 seizures recorded, involving 13,389kg of scales and 247 individual animals.
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