World Pangolin Day

World Pangolin Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in February, and this year, the special day falls on February 19, 2022! World Pangolin Day is an opportunity for pangolin enthusiasts to join together in raising awareness about these unique mammals — and their plight. Pangolin numbers are rapidly declining in Asia and Africa. Pangolins are …

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Poacher Racket With Leopard Teeth, Claws, Pangolin Scales Held In Mayurbhanj: Odisha The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha police busted a major wildlife smuggling racket with the arrest of a 25-year-old poacher in Mayurbhanj district on Wednesday. Two leopard teeth, 29 leopard claws, 3.5kg of pangolin scales, and 46 parakeets were seized from the …

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Fall in eastern swamp deer population in Assam's Kaziranga The number of vulnerable eastern swamp deer in Assam's Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve has declined to 868 due to flood, according to a statement. A two-day census of the animal from January 10 revealed that there has been a "slight decrease" in the number …

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Leopard Skin, Elephant Tusk, Pangolin Scales Seized In Odisha, 1 Arrested One person was arrested in Odisha's Deogarh district after one leopard skin, an elephant tusk and pangolin scales of over one kilogram were recovered from his possession, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a team of special task force personnel conducted a search operation …

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Standing for Animal Cruelty, Tripura bans illegal slaughtering, unlicensed pet shops The Tripura High Court has toughened its stand against cruelty to animals and has passed two significant orders back to back while hearing public interest litigations pertaining to the open slaughtering of animals and unauthorised pet shops or breeders. The first order came on …

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New micro snail species discovered in Meghalaya’s Mawsmai cave A micro snail species named Georissa mawsmaiensis has recently been discovered from Mawsmai, a limestone cave in Meghalaya, 170 years after the last such discovery was made.  It was in 1851 that Georissa saritta, a member of the same genus as the latest find, was collected and described from …