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Pangolins in peril get a hand from human neighbours

The expertise of local people could help to protect an extremely rare Philippine species.
A Philippine Pangolin pup nudges its mother, rolled up in a protective ball, Palawan.

A Philippine pangolin pup nuzzles close to its mother, who is curled into a protective ball. Credit: Gregg Yan (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The Philippine pangolin is a mammal of mystery: poorly understood, except that it is close to extinction. Now, researchers have gleaned data that could help to protect the pangolin — simply by asking the people who know it best.

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Nature 589, 173 (2021)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-03635-0

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