Athagarh subdivision’s Maniabandha residents rescued a rare pangolin of about four years old from the Rasipadia area near their village on Saturday and handed it over to the local forest officials.
As per sources, the mammal was moving around some bushy plants near the village in the morning when the nearby villagers spotted it and immediately informed the forest officials. Badamba Range Officer Saroj Kumar Mohanty and his team reached the spot and rescued the pangolin.
After primary treatment by local veterinary doctor Prakash Pandit, who certified that the mammal was quite in good health, it was released in the nearby Haladiaseni jungle.