HT Correspondent
SIVASAGAR, May 23: An Indian pangolin or scaly anteater (manis crassicaudata) was rescued by nature lovers – Biswajit Barua, Akash Das, Suraj Sing and Mrinmoyjyoti Das on Tuesday night from a person’s residence in Meteka, near here.
It was later handed over to the forest officials. The price of a pangolin, a critically endangered species, in the illegal trade market is more than Rs 10 lakh. The young nature lovers have appealed to the people not to kill these beautiful animals.
