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Today is World Pangolin Day. A day dedicated to a very unique mammal called the Pangolin. Sadly, the pangolin is the most trafficked animal. All 8 species of pangolins in the world are heavily poached for their scales which are used as traditional medicine. Their scales are in fact made of keratin, the same material which makes our fingernails, which has no medical properties at all. Pangolins need these scales more than we do as they use it for their protection. Never support the pangolin trade as pangolins are getting closer to extinction. They should be kept alive in the forest as they play an important role of keeping the ant and termite population balanced.
This ant-eater was being released back in the wild after it accidentally got trapped in someone's home. Our organization - 1StopBorneo Wildlife is providing wildlife rescue services in few places around Borneo. We have successfully rescued 25 Sunda Pangolins since 2014. Today our organization is also celebrating World Pangolin Day by organizing a public event in Tawau town, Sabah, to spread the awareness of this magnificent creature.
Photo credit: Shavez Cheema from 1StopBorneo Wildlife. I will be sharing a lot of my team's photos in Jungle Dragon too but copyrights go to the respective photographers.
The Sunda pangolin, also known as the Malayan or Javan pangolin, is a species of pangolin.
It is found throughout Southeast Asia, including Brunei, Cambodia, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar and Vietnam. It prefers forested habitats and plantations. A large part of its life is spent in trees.
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Is this one still alive? Posted 5 years ago
Today is World Pangolin Day! Please read the following post, written by 1StopBorneo Wildlife President and JungleDragon user, Chun Xing Wong:
"Today is World Pangolin Day. A day dedicated to a very unique mammal called the pangolin. Sadly, the pangolin is the most trafficked animal. All 8 species of pangolins in the world are heavily poached for their scales which are used as traditional medicine. Their scales are in fact made of keratin, the same material which makes our fingernails, which has no medical properties at all. Pangolins need these scales more than we do as they use it for their protection. Never support the pangolin trade as pangolins are getting closer to extinction. They should be kept alive in the forest as they play an important role of keeping the ant and termite population balanced.
This ant-eater was being released back in the wild after it accidentally got trapped in someone's home. Our organization - 1StopBorneo Wildlife is providing wildlife rescue services in few places around Borneo. We have successfully rescued 25 Sunda Pangolins since 2014. Today our organization is also celebrating World Pangolin Day by organizing a public event in Tawau town, Sabah, to spread the awareness of this magnificent creature."
https://www.facebook.com/jungledragonwildlife/ Posted 5 years ago
Here are two questions:
1. What animal is covered in scales and can curl into a ball?
2. What is the most trafficked mammal in the world?
The answer to both questions is the same: the pangolin. Pangolins are unique mammals that look like a cross between an artichoke and a dragon. Or, maybe a cat-sized pinecone? They are the only mammals that have scales, which not even a lion could pierce!
Today is World Pangolin Day. Unfortunately, all eight species of pangolin range from being Vulnerable to Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. They are one of the most threatened animals on Earth and most people have never even heard of them. Even though pangolins are protected under national and international laws, they are still poached at an alarming rate for their meat, leather, and scales.
These precious animals play a crucial role in keeping ecosystems balanced. A single pangolin can eat 70 million insects in one year! They provide a natural form of insect control and their extinction would have a tremendous impact.
The good news is that it's not too late to save them. There are many organizations, such as 1Stop Borneo Wildlife that are working tirelessly to protect and rescue pangolins. #JungleDragon #pangolin #1stopborneowildlife #worldpangolinday
To learn more:
https://www.1stopborneo.org/pangolin-project
{Photo credit: Shavez Cheema from 1StopBorneo Wildlife via ChunXingWong}
Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago