Two arrested in Pretoria CBD for allegedly trying to sell pangolin for R350 000

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Two men were arrested in the CBD for allegedly trafficking and trying to sell a pangolin for approximately R350 000.

Pretoria – TWO men were arrested in the CBD for allegedly trafficking and trying to sell a pangolin for approximately R350 000.

Professor Ray Jansen, who has been working with pangolins for more than 10 years, and is founder and chairperson of the African Pangolin Working Group, that works alongside the SAPS and stock theft unit and counter operations, said this was the 32nd pangolin retrieved from poachers. “In Asia, particularly China, they use the scales for Chinese traditional medicine perceived to cure multiple ailments, and other uses include spiritual remedies.

 

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Boloi bo no no no

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Didn't know this animal was so valuable.

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