101 smuggled pangolins seized in Indonesia
By Globaltimes.cn-VCG, Published: 2017-10-26 18:16:22
Dead pangolins are cremated at the Natural Resources Conservation Center in Riau, Indonesia on October 25, 2017. Photo: VCG
Editor's Note:
A total of 101 pangolins valued at $1.5 million dollars was seized by naval authorities in Indonesia on October 25, 2017. The critically endangered animals have been handed over to the Natural Resources Conservation Center in Riau, Indonesia. Pangolins that died during the journey were cremated by authorities. Driven by high demand for its meat and scales on the black market, poaching and trafficking have caused pangolins to be one of the most critically endangered mammals in the world.

Pictured are pangolins rescued in the raid. Photo: VCG
A rescued pangolin looks out from a cage at the Natural Resources Conservation Center in Riau, Indonesia on October 25, 2017. Photo: VCG
Indonesian officers examine pangolins held in blue sacks after the raid in Riau, Indonesia on October 25, 2017. Photo: VCG