• Pangolins are slow moving, nocturnal creatures found across Asia and Africa but over a million have been taken from the wild in the last decade.
• As the world’s only mammal covered in scales, these species are sometimes known as scaly anteaters. The creatures have very long, sticky tongues. These come in very handy when searching for ants, their favourite food.
• All pangolins are already listed on Appendix II but with a zero quota for Asian species. This has caused major problems say conservationists.
• At the Cites meeting, range state countries proposed that four species of African pangolins and four Asian varieties be up-listed to Appendix I meaning that all commercial trade would be stopped and greater protection demanded from law enforcement.

Indian Pangolin:

• The animal is protected under the Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972.
• The Indian pangolin, thick-tailed pangolin, or scaly anteateris a pangolin found in the plains and hills of India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan.
• It is not common anywhere in its range.
• Like other pangolins, it has large, overlapping scales on its body which act as armour.
• It can also curl itself into a ball as self-defence against predators such as the tiger.
• The colour of its scales varies depending on the colour of the earth in its surroundings.
• It is an insectivore that feeds on ants and termites, digging them out of mounds and logs using its long claws, which are as long as its fore limbs.
• It is nocturnal and rests in deep burrows during the day.
• The Indian pangolin is endangered by hunting for its meat and for various body parts used in traditional medicine.

Source: Wiki & BBC