非洲尼日利亞一項為期三年的研究發現，98%的穿山甲被當地人食用而非取其鱗片，該地區每年約有2.1萬隻穿山甲被獵殺。這些穿山甲是在當地人狩獵時捕獲的；大多數情況下會被該獵人食用，而非作野味販賣。在當地市場，穿山甲肉的價格是其鱗片的3到4倍。

A 3-year study in Nigeria, Africa, shows that, 98% of the local pangolins were caught for their meat instead of scales, and an estimate 21,000 pangolins were killed each year in the area. These pangolins were caught during local hunting trips; most of the time they were consumed by the hunters instead of traded locally as food. Their meat cost 3-4 times more than their scales in local markets.

https://www.earth.com/news/pangolins-in-west-africa-are-hunted-for-meat-not-medicine/

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250614034233.htm