Every year millions of live wild animals are shipped and flown across the world growing number of being sold online some are in demand as exotic pets others are sold for their body parts such as ivory for souvenirs. Snakeskin for the fashion industry. Or fins and scales for use in Traditional Medicine. The trade in protected species is illegal but very lucrative every year the business turns over an estimated 20000000000. 00 organized along mafia like lines Wildlife Crime has grown into one of the worlds biggest alysa trades after narcotics arm sales and human trafficking. One shy creature is particularly valuable on the market the pongal and the only mammal with scales. Thats what makes this and these are so valuable even though it scales are made of keratin just like fingernails or hair. One kilo pangolin scales is worth a 1000. 00 on the black market. Asia especially in china and vietnam pangolin scales are used in Traditional Medicine the animals meat is also a sought after delicac
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Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan, while addressing the function jointly organized at Raj Bhavan today to commemorate the Pongal, Sohrai and Tusu festivals as well as the State Foundation Day of Tripura, Meghalaya and Manipur, said that our country is full of diversity but There is unity in diversity. We