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The #indianpangolin is a #criticallyendangered species that is primarily threatened by hunting and poaching, for both its meat and scales at the local, subsistence level, but increasingly for illegal international trade. This species has historically being exploited locally, and for international trade, and which continues today. Its meat is consumed as a source of protein locally and its scales are used in whole or powdered form in the preparation of traditional medicines and as curios.