Smuggled pangolins have been found to carry viruses closely related to coronavirus, scientists in the journal Nature have found.

Scientists say the sale of the animals in wildlife markets should be strictly prohibited.

Pangolins are one of the most commonly illegally trafficked mammals.

This footage, filmed in 2017, shows a pangolin that was ceased after a raid in Pekanbaru, Indonesia.

This file Video taken in Pekanbaru, Riau province on October 25, 2017 shows a pangolin seen in a cage after a recent raid in Pekanbaru. Pangolin in Indnesia are at risk of extinction thanks to an illicit trade that sees thousands of the critically endangered trafficked each year.
These pangolins were saved from smuggled to Malaysia.There are 101 of them, but four died.They released in a national park in Indonesia. Pangolins are the world's most trafficked mammal. Their meat is considered a delicacy in China.