India News | Forest Deptt Rescues Pangolin from a COVID-19 Quarantine Centre in Odisha

Attagarh (Odisha) [India], May 26 (ANI): Forest department officials rescued a pangolin from a COVID-19 quarantine centre in Athagarh forest range in Odisha on Tuesday.

"The animal will be tested for coronavirus by the forest department as a precautionary measure," said Sasmita Lenka, District Forest Officer (DFO), Athagarh.

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Listed as endangered, using pangolins for commercial purposes is an unlawful act under the Wildlife Protection Act. Earlier, when the COVID-19 infection had started spreading in Wuhan, China there had been claims that pangolins, just like bats, could be a host for the infection. (ANI)

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