Pangolin rescued from tea garden

A pangolin was rescued from Phulbari tea garden under Kamalganj Upazila in Moulvibazar, near Lawacharra forest, yesterday afternoon.

Being informed by locals, members of Our Endangered Wildlife rescued the pangolin, said Sohel Shyam, one of its members.

The endangered mammal may have come to the tea garden in search of food, he added. "Locals captured it and informed us. We'll release it in Lawacharra forest after observation," he said.

Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, divisional forest officer, said pangolin, locally known as "bon rui", is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN.