Part of: GS Prelims and Mains III – Conservation; Endangered Species
In news:
Telangana Forest Department has exposed the rampant poaching of pangolins in the forests of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Three to four kilograms of pangolin scales were seized, for seized from the gang, for which three to five animals might have been killed.
Do you know?
Recently, China is reported to have imposed a ban on wildlife meat and removed pangolin scales from its list of approved traditional medicine, in the context of the COVID19 spread.
Pangolins are among the world’s most trafficked mammals.
From Prelims Point of view:
Indian pangolin:
Has thick scaly skin
Hunted for meat and used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Pangolins are among the most trafficked wildlife species in the world.
Out of the eight species of pangolin, the Indian and the Chinese pangolins are found in India.
Both these species are listed under Schdule I Part I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
