Animals of 14 rare species released into Bù Gia Mập National Park

December 20, 2022 - 18:43

The Bù Gia Mập National Park has coordinated with authorities in Bình Phước and other localities to save and release nearly 500 captive individuals of many endangered fauna species into the wild in 2022.

A wild animal was released back to the nature in the Bù Gia Mập National Park. — VNA/VNS Photo

BÌNH PHƯỚC — As many as 83 animals of 14 rare species have been released back to nature in the Bù Gia Mập National Park, the southern province of Bình Phước, Director of the park’s management board Vương Đức Hoà said on Tuesday.

The reintroduction was made by the HCM City-based Cu Chi Wildlife Rescue Station and the park’s centre for animal rescue, conservation and development.

The species include the Sunda pangolin, wreathed hornbill, giant Asian pond turtle, and elongated tortoise, which are all critically endangered ones listed in the 2007 Vietnam Red Data Book.

They had been handed over to authorities by local residents before being released into the wild, Hoà noted.

He added that in 2022, the Bù Gia Mập National Park coordinated with authorities in Bình Phước and other localities to save and release nearly 500 captive individuals of many endangered fauna species into the wild. — VNS

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