World Pangolin Day 2024

The World Pangolin Day was celebrated at Nandankanan Zoological Park on 17th February, 2024. The programme was inaugurated in the presence of Deputy Director, Nandankanan and Assistant Conservator of Forest, State Botanical Garden. Zoo Volunteers, Zoo Interns, Zoo Keepers, Foresters, Forest Guard, Field Biologist (PCBC), Biological Data Manager, Research Associate (PCBC), Assistant Education Officer and students from various colleges joined for the One-day workshop on Pangolin conservation.

The programme started with message from Deputy Director who focused on spreading of awareness as wide as possible among common mass. A question answer round was done among 5 members from audience who volunteered to test their knowledge on pangolin. The winner was felicitated with a pangolin kit, badge and a pen.

The Field Biologist, Jyoti Shankar Mishra of Pangolin Centre Breeding Conservation (PCBC) gave a presentation on basics of pangolin biology, types, conservation issues and the methods to protect it from poachers.

The participants were taught to make pangolin through origami or paper folding. All the students, zoo keepers, students participated with great enthusiasm.

Another presentation was given by Research Associate, PrajnashreePriyambada on overview of Pangolin studies where she presented her research work to make people understand how microbiological and molecular methods are helping in pangolin conservation. This followed a question answer session.

Lastly vote of thanks was given by Biological Data Manager to end the technical session. This was followed by mass Signature Campaign near the Interpretation centre and spreading awareness among zoo visitors.

A keeper’s talk was arranged with visitors to make people aware about pangolin conservation.