Illustrative image ThuaThien-Hue (VNA) – An endangered sunda pangolin (manis javanica) was released into the Bach Ma National Park in thecentral province of Thua Thien-Hue by forest rangers on July 22.
Aweek ago, the 3.8kg pangolin was transferred to forest rangers in the town ofHuong Thuy by a local man who discovered and captured it at the edge of a road.At the time, the animal was in poor health and was tended to by the rangersuntil its condition improved.
Pangolinsare the most trafficked animal in the world. Vietnam is home to two pangolinspecies, the sunda pangolin and the Chinese pangolin (manis pentadactyla), both listed as Critically Endangered on theInternational Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red List, and are nearextinction.
Localpeople also voluntarily handed over two endangered animals – a Bourret's boxturtle and a stump-tailed macaque – to forest rangers in the district of NamDong on July 15. The rangers have been providing the 50kg turtle and 6kgmacaque with medical care so they can be released into the wild as soon aspossible.
Localsin Thua Thien-Hue have a history of rescuing wild animals in theirneighbourhoods, which are later transferred to authorities. These moves havecontributed to local efforts to protect endangered species and preservebiodiversity./.
