Tuesday, 22 March 2016

After 80 Million Years on Earth, A Shy and Scaly Wild Animal is Rapidly Dying Out in India

After 80 Million Years on Earth, A Shy and Scaly Wild Animal is Rapidly Dying Out in India

A handful of animals hold public attention when it comes to wildlife conservation in India. The lion, tiger, rhino, and elephant receive overwhelming focus, partly because of the drama attached to their sightings in the wild.Yet, India’s—and the world’s—most hunted animal is none of these. It is the pangolin, a toothless, pre-historic mammal that is estimated to have lived on Earth for nearly 80 million years. In 2015, pangolins were the most traded species in India.

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