Joel Sartoreのインスタグラム(joelsartore) - 3月2日 00時53分

A juvenile and mother white bellied tree pangolin at the Pangolin Conservation in St. Augustine, FL.
This juvenile is only 70 days old and is the first of her species to be bred in captivity. Frustratingly, certain cultures, including that of traditional Chinese medicine, falsely believe the pangolin’s unique protective keratin scales (made of the same material as your fingernails) have curative properties. Because of this, it’s estimated that over one million pangolins have been hunted and killed in the last decade, meaning they are likely the most illegally-trafficked animal in the world. Now that the four species of Asian pangolins are becoming endangered, smugglers are turning their attention to the four found in Africa, including this species.
Thankfully, in September CITES (Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species) unanimously voted for a complete trade ban of all eight pangolin species, giving this animal the highest level of protection possible from this organization.
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