Celebration of World Pangolin Day on 18th Feb 2018

The World Pangolin Day, 2018 was observed at Nandankanan Zoological Park on 17th February 2018 where Deputy Director, Nandankanan, Senior Veterinary Officer, all Asst. Conservator of Forest, all Range Officers, Biologist and Education Officer addressed the gatherings. 25 students from six schools have participated in the awareness programme. Michael Peters, Head of Odisha Chapter of WWF was attended as Guest of Honour in the occasion and emphasized the leading role of the students to motivate the people of surroundings and their involvement to protect the precious species from extinction which is already found place in the Red List of IUCN as “threatened” for extinction.