In a commendable wildlife protection effort, the Indian Army rescued an endangered pangolin near the Line of Control (LoC) at the Gigrial Battalion post in Akhnoor, Jammu and Kashmir. The rescued animal was safely handed over to the Wildlife Department for further care.
The Indian pangolin, a Schedule I species under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, enjoys the highest level of legal protection in India and is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List. These nocturnal mammals, also known as scaly anteaters, are slow-moving and feed primarily on ants and termites.
In a separate wildlife rescue, officials from the wildlife control rooms of Rajouri and Nowshera successfully rescued a sub-adult female leopard near Simbal village, where it was found close to a residential area, near a maize field.
Both incidents underline the importance of swift response and coordinated efforts in protecting India’s vulnerable wildlife species.
