[Jan] Pangolin

Question 1

Context?

Answer 1

China accorded the pangolin the highest level of protection and removed the scales of the endangered mammal from its list of approved traditional medicines amid links between wild meat and the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Question 2

IUCN ststus?

Answer 2

Endangered

-protected and are listed under the Schedule I Part I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and under Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

Question 3

Pangolin species in India?

Answer 3

Chinese Pangolin : found in northeastern India

Indian Pangolin : distributed in other parts of the country as well as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Question 4

Why scales?

Answer 4

evolved scales as a means of protection

Question 5

What makes pangolins the most trafficked animals in the world?

Answer 5

Their alleged health benefits in traditional Chinese medicines