![Thomas Smith, founding director of the UCLA Center for Tropical Research, with a pile of pangolin scales.](https://www.karmactive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Tomwithpangolinscales.crop_-720x480.jpeg)
![Thomas Smith, founding director of the UCLA Center for Tropical Research, with a pile of pangolin scales.](https://www.karmactive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Tomwithpangolinscales.crop_-720x480.jpeg)
UCLA Scientists Map the $20 Billion Global Pangolin Trade, Offering New Study for Endangered Species
The study from UCLA scientists and colleagues employs genomics to identify poaching hotspots and trading routes of the endangered white-bellied pangolin. Published in the journal “Science” on December 14, 2023, this research