The Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap will receive six red-crowned cranes from Thailand, said Director of the park Nguyen Van Lam.

The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang boasts more than 233,000 hectares of forests and a host of wildlife, 18 of which are in the Vietnam Red Book of endangered species and 15 in the World Red Book.

The forest ranger force of Thanh Hoa province said on June 14 that they had uncovered and seized a truck transporting 74 live Java pangolins, listed in the world red book, weighing 339 kilogrammes.