Barrett, Taneisha A.
Prigge, Tracey-Leigh
Tinsman, Jen
Smith, Thomas B.
Rose-Jeffreys, Liz
Ades, Gary
Bonebrake, Timothy C. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9999-2254
Funding for this research was provided by:
Research Impact Fund (R7021 20)
Article History
Received: 23 April 2026
Accepted: 16 July 2026
First Online: 29 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: All animal samples collected in this study were derived from seizures of (long dead) animal products within the wildlife trade. No live animals were involved in this research. Permission to use pangolin scales for the purposes of this research was granted by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of the Hong Kong Government.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.