Environmentalists and the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department have organised an awareness programme to mark World Pangolin Day 2024 on February 17 and released a poster on it.
The Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata), also called the Thick-Tailed Pangolin and Scaly Anteater, is a native of the Indian Subcontinent.
It is protected under Schedule-I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and is also listed in Appendix-I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
