Scientific journals omit locations of new species to stop poaching

Monday, January 11, 2016 - 09:03 in Biology & Nature

In an effort to combat poaching, some academic journals are choosing to omit the location of newly discovered species. Smugglers have been known to use geographic information published in scientific papers to find new animals.

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