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World Pangolin(穿山甲) Day is on the third Saturday of February
each year. This year, it fell{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Feb.18.
It's a day{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (help) people know more about pangolins.
Pangolins are animals
that live in Africa and Asia. They have scales(鳞片) on their skin and eat ants.
Pangolins are important {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (animal) because they help to protect trees in
forests.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}, pangolins are now
endangered. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature
(IUCN), more than 1 million pangolins have been killed or sold in the last 10
years. Last year, IUCN added the pangolin {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the world's "endangered animals
list". Now pangolins are more endangered than pandas.
The growing trade of
their scales and meat is the main reason for their decline (下降) in number. Many people in Asia and Africa eat
{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(they) meat, and some even use their
scales to treat sick people.
Luckily, this situation {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (get) better. The government now stops anyone
from {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (buy)
and eating pangolins in China. Breaking this law will be regarded {#blank#}9{#/blank#}a crime. The trade of pangolins across
the world is also not allowed.
"I hope more people
will join us to protect pangolins from such a {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(sadly)
situation," Zhou Canying told Xinhua News Agency. Zhou is head of the
Wildlife Protection Association of Changsha, Hunan Province.
