China drops pangolin from list of traditional meds

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China has removed pangolin parts from its official list of traditional medicines, state media reported, days after increasing legal protections on the endangered animal. | AFP

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China has in recent months banned the sale of wild animals for food, citing the risk of diseases spreading to humans, but the trade remains legal for other purposes—including research and traditional medicine.The World Wide Fund for Nature on Saturday said it “strongly welcomed” China’s move to upgrade protections for the pangolin, calling it an “important respite” from the illegal pangolin trade.

All eight pangolin species are protected under national and international laws, but their illegal trade is still growing.

 

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