Pangolin needs urgent protection

Critically endangered: Sunda pangolin is ‘totally protected’ under Sabah Wildlife Conservation Enactment 1997. — Photo courtesy of Danau Girang Field Centre

Sabah’s endangered Sunda species is the most trafficked mammal in the world

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s forests are an ideal sanctuary for the endangered Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica), but there is an urgent need for protection strategies for the mammals, according to a study published in the Global Ecology and Conservation journal.