{"id":362337,"date":"2026-08-01T19:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T19:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/animal\/how-this-new-dna-tool-could-reveal-where-trafficked-pangolins-were-poached\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T19:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T19:47:11","slug":"how-this-new-dna-tool-could-reveal-where-trafficked-pangolins-were-poached","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=362337","title":{"rendered":"How This New DNA Tool Could Reveal Where Trafficked Pangolins Were Poached"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-container\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Scientists tracing a suitcase full of seized pangolin scales may soon be able to tell not just what species the scales came from, but the exact forest where the animal once moved through the undergrowth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>That possibility could reshape the fight against one of the world\u2019s most secretive wildlife crimes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>A new international study has shown that DNA recovered from trafficked pangolins can now be used to map illegal wildlife trade routes with remarkable precision, helping investigators identify poaching hotspots and track organised trafficking networks across borders. But how?<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>For India, home to the Indian Pangolin and the critically endangered Chinese Pangolin, the implications are significant. The country has become both a source and transit point in a sprawling illegal trade network stretching from forests in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra to smuggling corridors running through Myanmar into<a href=\"https:\/\/thebetterindia.com\/415216\/singpho-tribe-india-tea-history-before-british\/\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> China<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span>A mammal vanishing quietly<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Unlike elephants or tigers, pangolins disappear without much public attention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>These shy nocturnal mammals, often called \u201cscaly anteaters\u201d, are hunted primarily for their keratin scales, which are illegally traded in traditional medicine markets despite there being no scientific evidence supporting their medicinal use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Their meat is also sold in underground luxury wildlife markets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Over the past decade, the trade has become increasingly organised.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>A major study published in the European Journal of Wildlife Research documented 426 pangolin seizure cases in India between 1991 and 2022, involving an estimated 8,603 pangolins. Yet only around 1.4% of those cases resulted in convictions.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pangolin (1)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.publive.online\/filters:format(webp)\/filters:format(webp)\/english-betterindia\/media\/media_files\/2026\/06\/03\/pangolin-1-2026-06-03-18-08-44.png\" style=\"width: 1200px;\"\/><figcaption><em>Research published in Forensic Science International Reports showed how pangolin scales frequently move through Myanmar before entering Chinese wildlife markets. Photograph: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/White-bellied-pangolin-for-sale-by-local-vendor-in-Liberia-%E2%80%93-SWNS-square.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>(goodnewsnetwork.org)<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>The numbers reveal a troubling pattern: seizures are rising, but trafficking networks continue to survive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Researchers found that pangolin scales moved through layered interstate routes involving middlemen, scouts, hidden transport compartments, and border corridors \u2014 systems that increasingly resemble narcotics trafficking operations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>India\u2019s northeastern states have emerged as a key link in this chain. Research published in Forensic Science International Reports showed how pangolin scales frequently move through Myanmar before entering Chinese wildlife markets.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span>The science behind the breakthrough<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>For years, wildlife investigators faced one major limitation: once pangolin scales were seized, it was often impossible to determine where the animal had originally been poached.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>That may now be changing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>In a study published in PLOS Biology, French researchers developed a gene-capture technique capable of extracting usable DNA even from degraded pangolin samples, including seized scales, old museum specimens, and market remains.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>The team analysed more than 700 pangolin samples collected from international trafficking seizures, bushmeat markets, museum collections, and wild populations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Using specimens with known geographic origins, scientists then built what they describe as a genomic \u201creference map\u201d for pangolins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>The result allows trafficked animals to be traced back to their likely source regions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cWe\u2019ve shown that it\u2019s possible to trace trafficked pangolins back to their geographic origin with remarkable precision \u2014 sometimes to within just a few kilometres,\u201d says Dr Sean Heighton of the University of Toulouse, one of the study\u2019s researchers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>The findings identified several major wildlife collection hotspots, including Myanmar and regions across Africa, while also revealing how domestic and international wildlife markets often overlap and feed into each other.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span>What this could mean for India<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>For Indian wildlife agencies, DNA tracing could change how investigations are conducted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>At present, authorities often struggle to connect separate seizures or prove where confiscated scales originated. Cases frequently collapse because of weak forensic evidence, poor documentation, and long delays in prosecution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>A national pangolin genomic database could help investigators identify repeated poaching zones across forests in Odisha, Maharashtra, central India, and the Northeast. Seized scales from different states could potentially be linked back to the same trafficking syndicates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Instead of arresting only couriers or low-level handlers, investigators may be able to map larger criminal supply chains.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Recent seizures already hint at how extensive those networks have become.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pangolin (2)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.publive.online\/filters:format(webp)\/filters:format(webp)\/english-betterindia\/media\/media_files\/2026\/06\/03\/pangolin-2-2026-06-03-18-12-59.png\" style=\"width: 1200px;\"\/><figcaption\/><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Earlier this year, Gujarat authorities intercepted a live pangolin hidden inside luggage in an SUV. Investigators later uncovered what officials described as an interstate wildlife trafficking network valued between Rs 5 crore and Rs 8 crore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Officials said the animal had been poached in <a href=\"https:\/\/thebetterindia.com\/sustainability\/8-naturals-anant-tayade-maharashtra-native-seed-revival-balancing-ecosystem-empowering-rural-communities-11900883\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maharashtra\u2019s Gadchiroli forests <\/a>before moving across multiple states using spotters to avoid checkpoints.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>In Chhattisgarh, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized <a href=\"https:\/\/thebetterindia.com\/wildlife\/countering-pangolin-trafficking-project-pangolin-cup-2025-wildlife-trust-of-india-illegal-hunting-scales-meat-wet-markets-northeast-10652971\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">17 kg of pangolin scales<\/a> while dismantling another interstate syndicate. Maharashtra forest officials separately arrested a man carrying nearly 6 kg of scales at a bus stand in Mahabaleshwar.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\"><span>Beyond seizures<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Alongside DNA tracing, <a href=\"https:\/\/thebetterindia.com\/wildlife\/mother-elephant-80-day-grief-journey-corbett-11863543\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">scientists <\/a>are also developing AI-powered systems capable of identifying illegal wildlife products such as pangolin scales through smartphone photographs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>But technology alone cannot save the species.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Without stronger convictions, coordinated interstate investigations, and long-term investment in wildlife forensics, traffickers are likely to continue operating with minimal risk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>For now, though, science is beginning to expose something traffickers have long relied on: anonymity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 dir=\"ltr\"><em>Sources:<\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 dir=\"ltr\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodnewsnetwork.org\/dna-samples-can-pinpoint-hotspots-of-illegal-wildlife-trade-routes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Animal DNA Samples Can Pinpoint Hotspots of Illegal Wildlife Trade Routes&#8217;<\/a>: by Good News Network, Published on 23 <span class=\"td-post-date td-post-date-no-dot\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-23T08:00:43+00:00\">May 2026<\/time><\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 dir=\"ltr\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/thebetterindia.com\/wildlife\/countering-pangolin-trafficking-project-pangolin-cup-2025-wildlife-trust-of-india-illegal-hunting-scales-meat-wet-markets-northeast-10652971\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"td-post-date td-post-date-no-dot\">&#8216;<\/span>Inside the Movement Bringing 252 Villages Together To End Pangolin Hunting \u2014 With a Little Help From Football&#8217;<\/a>: by Krystelle Dsouza, Published on 14 November 2025<\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 dir=\"ltr\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/wildlife-biodiversity\/world-pangolin-day-2026-500000-pangolins-seized-globally-between-2016-and-2024\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;<\/a><bdi><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/wildlife-biodiversity\/world-pangolin-day-2026-500000-pangolins-seized-globally-between-2016-and-2024\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">World Pangolin Day 2026: 500,000+ pangolins seized globally between 2016 and 2024<\/a>&#8216;: by Himanshu Nitnaware, Published on 21 February 2026<\/bdi><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5\/><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists tracing a suitcase full of seized pangolin scales may soon be able to tell not just what species the scales came from, but the exact forest where the animal once moved through the undergrowth. 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