Edith Kabesiime, the Wildlife Campaign Manager at World Animal Protection, an international animal welfare lobby, said that pangolins, the only mammals fully covered with scales, could be pushed to extinction amid illegal hunting and destruction of their natural habitat.
Kabesiime, who described pangolins as sentient beings thanks to their high degree of consciousness and cognitive ability, said that African governments must prioritize their conservation in the face of mounting threats. She added that World Pangolin Day that is observed every third Saturday of February should be a wakeup call for governments, donors and local communities to invest in programs that advance protection of the scaled mammal.
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