2020.06.13 22:04 GMT+8

China orders pangolin protection amid COVID-19 pandemic

Updated 2020.06.13 22:04 GMT+8

Activists in China released a pangolin into the wild to celebrate new protections for the armadillo-like animal whose numbers in the country have dropped to near extinction levels.

China ordered on June 5 its highest level of protection for the armadillo-like pangolin as part of its crackdown on the wildlife trade amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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