Pangolin patrol: Volunteer team rescues endangered animals

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The traumatized pangolins arrive at a Johannesburg wildlife clinic emaciated and badly injured. They are the lucky ones. Rescued from poachers, they will survive thanks to the dedication of a volunteer team of veterinarians and wildlife experts who tend their wounds, feed them and coax them back to health before releasing them into safe reserves. They are unique creatures; the world’s only mammals with scales. They’re sometimes called scaly anteaters, althou