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Binh Phuoc: Three wild animals released back to nature

The Centre for Rescue, Conservation and Development of Wild Animals of the Bu Gia Map National Park in the southern province of Binh Phuoc said on March 25 that it has recently coordinated with forest rangers to return three animals to nature.
Binh Phuoc: Three wild animals released back to nature ảnh 1The northern pig-tailed macaques are returned to nature (Photo: VNA)
Binh Phuoc (VNA) – The Centre for Rescue, Conservation and Development of Wild Animals ofthe Bu Gia Map National Park in the southern province of Binh Phuoc said onMarch 25 that it has recently coordinated with forest rangers to return threeanimals to nature.

Two northernpig-tailed macaques (macaca leonina) and a reticulated python (pythonreticulatus) were previously handed over to the centre by local people. Theyhad been treated and taken care of in a semi-wild environment.

After the release, thecentre will continue to keep a close watch on the animals’ adaptation to theirnew living environment.

The northernpig-tailed macaque can be found in forests in South and Southeast Asia. Theprimate is named in the Vietnam Red Data Book as as“Vulnerable”.

The reticulated pythonis ranked in Group IB of Appendix II of the Conversion on International Tradein Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), among species in whichtrade must be controlled in order to avoid utilisation incompatible with theirsurvival./.
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