Rare Female Pangolin Rescued Near Temple in Odisha's Ganjam District

What BBN said about it

1. 

   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOkay, the one we teased: a rare female pangolin was rescued near Barala Balunkeswar Temple in Khallikote, in India's Ganjam district, after two youths spotted it wandering late at night.

2. 

   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorShe's about two feet long and weighs around seven kilograms, and she was found completely unharmed, which is the kind of win we all need on a Monday.

3. 

   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorForest staff took her to the Khallikote range office, and OdishaTV says she's being kept in a secure box until a health examination before any release into the forest.

4. 

   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA secure box. So the one animal built like armor is now being protected by a cardboard-adjacent filing system.

5. 

   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's a safe space, Dale. She's had a big night.

6. 

   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Indian pangolin is protected under Schedule One of India's Wildlife Protection Act of nineteen seventy-two, and in August a forest team in Nuapada rescued another live one and arrested three people in a smuggling crackdown.

7. 

   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThree arrests. So somebody out there is being hunted for owning a pangolin, and the pangolin is the one hiding.

8. 

   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOr two young people went for a late-night walk and did something decent. I'd call that a lovely ending.

9. 

   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorDecent, yes. Then she curls into a ball and the whole village has to guess her mood.

10. 

    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA ball with a clean bill of health, pending exam. Rex, anyone curl up in a ball on your field today?