The aptly named resplendent quetzal is prized for its plumage. Golden poison frogs are popular creatures in the pet trade. Pangolin meat is considered a delicacy, and their scales are used in traditional medicine.
Those three animals are among the third of all wild vertebrate species that people eat, trade or otherwise use, a new study reveals. Out of nearly 47,000 vertebrate species around the world, humans exploit about 14,600, researchers report June 29 in Communications Biology in a comprehensive look at humans’ impact on a vast swathe of wildlife.
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