Releasing rare pangolins back into the forest

Binh Phuoc While opening the back door of his house, Ma Doan Nhat Thien (15 years old) discovered a pangolin crawling from the garden into the kitchen. He caught it and handed it over to the authorities.

Thien called the People's Committee of Duc Lieu commune, Bu Dang district to report to hand over the pangolin, with the wish to release this wild animal back into the natural environment.

Ma Doan Nhat Thien, a student of Dieu Ong Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities, Middle School and High School (middle) holds a pangolin and hands it over to the People's Committee of Duc Lieu commune. Photo: Binh Phuoc Newspaper

On the morning of August 23, Bu Dang District Forest Protection Department coordinated with the People's Committee of Duc Lieu Commune, Bu Dang District to complete the procedures to receive and hand over a pangolin belonging to the rare animal group IB, weighing 1.15 kg to the Center for Propaganda, Tourism and Rescue Conservation under the Management Board of Bu Gia Map National Park.

The pangolin weighed 1.15kg and was in normal health. Photo: Binh Phuoc Newspaper

A representative of the People's Committee of Duc Lieu Commune said that the illegal hunting, trading, and transportation of endangered, precious, and rare wild animals still occurs in many places. Therefore, the work of Ma Doan Nhat Thien is very commendable, aiming to raise awareness of everyone to join hands to protect wild animals.

Pangolins, also known as "trut" or "xuyen son giap", are mammals of the order Pangolin. They have hard scales that protect their bodies, sticky tongues, and can shoot up to 40 cm long to eat ants or termites. When threatened, pangolins can curl up into a ball. Both the yellow pangolin and the Javan pangolin are protected at the highest level by Vietnamese law.

Phu Quang

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