A video of a ranger kicking a pangolin has sparked outrage online. Jason Janse van Vuuren posted a video to YouTube showing a ranger on a night drive at Punda Maria‚ in the Kruger National Park getting out of his vehicle and kicking a pangolin – so he could get a picture of it.“He later made comments about going back to capture the animal so he could charge the public to see it‚” Van Vuuren said in the video’s description.Video posted to YouTube by Jason Janse van VuurenAccording to Reynold Thakhuli‚ the Acting Head of Communications at Sanparks‚ they are aware of the video and are currently investigating.Just about every species of pangolin is threatened with extinction – in part due to demand for pangolin meat and scales in Asia.“In some cultures it is believed that pangolins possess healing powers and for this reason they are regularly used in traditional medicine. Pangolins are also considered a delicacy and are in high demand in countries such as China and Vietnam. This is what makes them the most trafficked animal in the world‚” according to Sanparks.African species are being increasingly targeted following steep declines in the populations of their Asian cousins.According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature four tonnes of African pangolin scales were seized by Hong Kong authorities in June.This represents about 1‚100 to 6‚600 individual pangolins.Pangolins in short have enough to worry about without dealing with stomp happy rangers...