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Thursday, July 2, 2015

The Pangolin (Scaly Anteater)

From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:




What's one of the most trafficked wild animals in the world? Meet the pangolin. The pangolin or "scaly anteater" is threatened by unsustainable and illegal trade of its scales as well as by habitat loss. In order to help the future of pangolins, a group of dedicated people just met in Vietnam. Learn more about their unified action plan: http://1.usa.gov/1Ivu3XX 

More on pangolins: http://1.usa.gov/1Iw00iH
Photo: Ruslan Rugoals (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

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