Plight of the pangolin: Move to boost awareness on threatened species in Sabah


Awareness posters for the conservation of pangolins being distributed to a school official at SK Tidung Tabin in Sabah's Kinabatangan district.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah conservationists are hoping to increase awareness of critically-endangered pangolins and the threat posed to their survival by heavy poaching.

Local pangolin expert Elisa Panjang said an active outreach programme was being conducted at schools, villages and plantations to create awareness on the pangolins' plight.

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