Sabah will celebrate the World Pangolin Day at Lok Kawi Wildlife Park on March 11 with exhibitions and dialogues and an upcycling workshop and children’s games based on pangolin themes.
It is organised by the Sabah Wildlife Department, Danau Girang Field Centre and Leap, and hosted by Sabah celebrity and wildlife enthusiast Amy Dangin and the event will run from 9am-4pm and is open to all. Pangolins the world over are celebrated on the third Saturday in February every year.
Pangolin are totally protected species under Schedule 1 of the Sabah Wildlife Enactment 1997 but unfortunately they are still being poached,” she added. Are the fortunes of Sabah’s pangolins improving? According to Elisa, in Sabah still have a long way to go, but awareness is growing.
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