World Pangolin Day

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Dates of World Pangolin Day
2026 InternationalFeb 21 International Sat, Feb 21Observances Holiday 2025 InternationalFeb 15 International Sat, Feb 15Observances Holiday 2024 InternationalFeb 17 International Sat, Feb 17Observances Holiday 2023 InternationalFeb 18 International Sat, Feb 18Observances Holiday 2022 InternationalFeb 19 International Sat, Feb 19Observances Holiday
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A day to raise awareness for pangolins: the most illegally traded mammal in the world. The pangolin is also known as a scaly anteater and resides in Africa and Asia. All eight species of pangolins are in danger, and the two most-endangered pangolin species may go extinct within only 10 years.

World Pangolin Day has been observed annually on, the third Saturday in February since 2012.

Pangolins, sometimes known as scaly anteaters, are mammals of the order Pholidota. They are the only mammals wholly-covered in scales and they use those scales to protect themselves from predators in the wild.

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