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Over 80 wild animals reintroduced at national park

Eighty-eight wild animals were reintroduced to the nature at Chu Mom Ray National Park, the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, on March 25.
Over 80 wild animals reintroduced at national park ảnh 1Rescuers prepare to release tortoises into the wild at Chu Mom Ray National Park (Photo: nhandan.com.vn)

Kon Tum (VNA) – Eighty-eight wild animals werereintroduced to the nature at Chu Mom Ray National Park, the Central Highlandsprovince of Kon Tum, on March 25.

The released animals comprised 80 tortoises, twovaranuses, two stump-tailed macaques, two pig-tailed macaques, one pygmy slowloris, and one reticulated python.

Some of them have been saved from wildlifetrafficking while others had been voluntarily handed over by local residents.

Tran Quoc Tuan, Deputy Director of the centrefor animal rescue, conservation and development under the management board ofChu Mon Ray National Park, said his centre has rescued, cared for and releasedhundreds of endangered wild animals like red-shanked doucs, stump-tailedmacaques, big-headed turtles, golden coin turtles and northern buffed-cheekedgibbons.

According to the Education for Nature-Vietnam(ENV), 521 endangered wildlife animals were saved in Vietnam in 2018 thanks tothe engagement of people and law enforcement agencies. Meanwhile, up to 1,666wildlife-related violations were also detected, of which 64 percent involvedillegally in advertising and trading endangered animals and products made fromthem.-VNA
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