Pangolins are a strange mammal that live in Africa & Asia. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, I had heard about how pangolins are endangered in the world. While I am not sure they are the animal to blame for the novel coronavirus (hopefully scientists will learn more about the origin of the virus in the coming months), they are adorable animals who suffer from poaching across the world from us. It makes me very sad to think that someone would want to kill this poor, endangered animal for its meat and scales. I understand that in some cultures this may been seen as normal and socially acceptable because they are used for “healing,” however I cannot understand how people continue to kill endangered animals such as the pangolin. I am not sure how they can justify the potential eradication of a species just to satisfy their needs. Here is another cute picture of a pangolin:
You can donate to save the pangolins from extinction here, at the Pangolin Crisis Fund.
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