World Pangolin Day 2023: 18 February

World Pangolin Day 2023: 18 February

Category : Important Days Published on: February 20 2023

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World Pangolin Day is observed annually on the third Saturday in February, and this year it falls on February 18.
It is a day with the goal to remember and celebrate pangolins, raise awareness, and fight against global pangolin capture in Africa and Asia.
The word Pangolin comes from ‘penggulung,’ the Malay word for roller – the action a pangolin takes in self-defense and turns into a ball-like structure.
Pangolins are believed to be the only truly scaly mammals in the world. World Wildlife Fund records this animal to range from Vulnerable to Critically Endangered.
Pangolins are a highly prized commodity, often illegally trapped, trafficked, and killed for its scale by organized crime networks on a large scale to serve the need of the traditional medicine market in Asia where pangolin scales are unfortunately believed to be a cure-all of sorts and pangolin flesh is considered a delicacy.

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