Kon Tum releases large number of wild animals to nature
The Forest Protection Sub-department in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum has said that since 2018, its units have received 326 wild animals, of which nearly 300 individuals have been released to nature and handed over to national parks, and the rests are being cared for by these units.
Kon Tum (VNA) - The Forest Protection Sub-department in the CentralHighlands province of Kon Tum has said that since 2018, its units have received326 wild animals, of which nearly 300 individuals have been released to nature and handedover to national parks, and the rests are being cared for by these units.
Specifically, among these animals, which are mainly turtles,lizards, pangolins, monkeys, langurs, nearly 50 individuals were voluntarily handedover by local people, while the remainders were seized in illegal wildlifesmuggling cases.
Most recently, in late February, the Forest Protection Unitof Kon Tum city received a pig-tailed macaque belonging to IIB group (endangered and rare animals) voluntarily handed over by a local man after being persuadedby forest rangers.
In the same month, police in Lam Dong province, also in theCentral Highlands region, arrested Dang Thi Viet Hoai for illegally trading andpossessing a large quantity of wild animals.
Searching Hoai’s house, the police discovered that 70 wildanimals, including 26 civets and 37 bamboo rats, were kept in captivity. Inaddition, in her cold stores, Hoai also stocked squirrel, boar and jungle fowlmeat and three dead weasels./.
A total of 112 wild animals saved from captivity on various occasions have been released into Bu Gia Map National Park in the southern province of Binh Phuoc.
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Policemen in Dam Rong district in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on February 19 arrested Dang Thi Viet Hoai for illegally trading and possessing a large quantity of wild animals.
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