Pangolin rescued from Ranthambore leaves forest officials antsy

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Last Updated09/05/2022

After its rescue from the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, pangolin is giving a tough time to the forest officials in the Nahargarh Biological Park near Jaipur in captivity.
They are finding it extremely difficult to feed the animal, have made a global call for suggestions from experts in Africa, Taiwan, China and Hong Kong, where pangolins live and have been recorded born in captivity.

It is also called scaly anteater
Indian pangolin, also called thick-tailed pangolin, is one of the eight pangolin species found across the world.
Characteristics: Indian Pangolins have overlapping scales that act as armour for its body.
It is native to the Indian subcontinent.
It is mainly found in rainforests and in the hills of India and parts of Sri Lanka.
It is also found in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal.
It inhabits grasslands and secondary forests and can also survive in dry and desert regions.
In the wild, it survive on ants, termites and other invertebrates, such as larvae, flies, worms, earthworms and crickets
Threats: it is threatened by hunting for its meat and various body parts, which are used in traditional medicines.

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