Endangered Indian pangolin rescued in Nagaland

Dimapur, Nov. 9 (EMN): The Kohima Forest Division rescued an Indian pangolin that had wandered into a village in the district and released it into the wild on November 8.

A press release from the divisional forest officer, Kohima, informed that the authorities had received information about the Indian pangolin, which is an endangered species, being spotted at Logwesunyu village in Tseminyu range on the night of November 7.

“This animal is a nocturnal mammal and was found wandering into the village area by the village members. Kohima Forest Division along with Tseminyu Range staff rescued the endangered species on November 8, which was then released into the wild in the presence of Tseminyu Range staff, village council members and youth members of the village,” it stated.

The Indian pangolin is one of the most trafficked mammals in the world and it is considered an endangered species under International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and placed in Schedule I of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, it informed.