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A Pangolin Counter Poaching Team member holds a pangolin rescued during a joint operation with South African Police Services (SAPS) in Johannesburg suburb, on March 3, 2021. - Pangolins are believed to be the most trafficked mammals. They're prized for their scales, made of keratin, like human nails, which are used in Asia for their supposed medicinal properties. Only found in the wild in Asia and Africa, their numbers are plummeting under pressure from poaching. Pangolins are listed by wildlife watchdogs as vulnerable to critically endangered species. (Photo by LUCA SOLA / AFP) (Photo by LUCA SOLA/AFP via Getty Images)