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A dehydrated pangolin was rescued from the captivity of alleged traffickers in Morningside at the end of September.
“We struggled to get a hold of the car owner, because the law says we need a warrant. The lodge couldn’t just give us information about this person, which was also a concern – because it was an emergency,” Ramalata explained. “The animal was in the car with closed windows. We decided to break the window and rescue the pangolin – because we didn’t know how long the animal had been in that vehicle.
Ramalata said that although the pangolin had been rescued from the car, he did not leave the scene until being told where the alleged poacher’s room was. Eventually, the warrant arrived, and two suspects were apprehended for the crime of inadequately keeping a pangolin in their captivity, and suspicion of trafficking.
“This is not the first case that I’ve heard,” said Ramalata. “I have heard, several times, that there are people called either Midrand or Sandton – that’s common areas where people are dealing in pangolin.”
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