A pangolin rescued by Indonesian customs while being smuggled to Malaysia

An Indonesian official shows a pangolin confiscated from suspected smugglers during a news conference in Medan, north Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Indonesian Customs confiscated 128 live pangolins from a boat off Sumatra island as it was heading for Malaysia on Saturday. <AP Photo>

An officer shows a rescued pangolin at the Customs and Excise office in Belawan of North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, Feb. 25, 2013. Indonesian Tim Patrol Customs and Excise Customs Belawan rescued 128 endangered pangolins from a boat. <Xinhua/Fauzi Ilham Lubis>