Cuc Phuong National Park and Save Vietnam's Wildlife jointly rescued seven rare wild animals from five localities between December 9-12.
The animals include three big-headed turtles handed over by Dien Bien Phu Province’s police, one sunda pangolin rescued by by Kon Tum Province’s Chu Mom Ray National Park, one monkey transferred by a resident in Hung Yen Province and a molurus python handed over by the forest management board in Ninh Binh Province’s Tam Diep City.
One of the three three rescued big-headed turtles
The animals are all on Vietnam's list of endangered rare animals which need to be protected.
Among the seven, the sunda pangolin had an injured tongue and belly. The other animals were in good health.
Trinh Van Nguyen from Save Vietnam's Wildlife said that the animal rescue at five different localities within just four days was a good result for his agency and Cuc Phuong National Park and Save Vietnam's Wildlife, particularly given the complicated situation regarding the pandemic. He hoped people would have better awareness of wild animal protection.