Indyplus video: Meet the Pangolin, the world's mot trafficked animal

Saturday 12 October 2013 20:12 BST

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The pangolin population in China is thought to have fallen by up to 94 per cent since the 1960s. This has driven traffickers to raid populations in India, Pakistan and Africa, with a single pangolin fetching as much as $7,000 (£4,300) on the black market.

Watch footage of a pangolin in action in the video below:

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