World Wildlife Crime Report

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has released its World Wildlife Crime Report
It stated that the Seizure of the scales of the Pangolins, the most trafficked wild animal in the world has increased 10 times between the year 2014 and 2018.
The pangolins foster a wide range of coronavirus, which shares genetic similarities with the virus that causes COVID-19.
The report also features about the trafficking of rosewood timber, African elephant tusks and rhinoceros’ horns, live reptiles, big cats and European glass eels.
Nigeria was the primary point of export of pangolins in 2019.
Around 75% of the all emerging infectious diseases are Zoonotic diseases including the SARS-CoV-2.
The pangolin parts are used for treating various physical and psychological conditions in Nigeria.