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World Pangolin Day 2024 - February 17

February 23 , 2024 277 days 282 0
  • The day serves as an opportunity to raise awareness about this lesser-known endangered and one of the world’s most trafficked mammal.
  • Nearly 6,000 pangolins were poached in India between 2009 and 2017.
  • In India, two of the nine pangolin species are found - the Indian pangolin (endangered) and the Chinese pangolin (critically endangered).

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