Endangered python released into wild in central Việt Nam

June 04, 2024 - 17:57

Phan Đại Thắng, a local who voluntarily brought the python to the authorities, said after buying it from the market, he learnt that it is a rare one needing strict protection.

Phan Đại Thắng (left) handed over the reticulated python to the Quế Phong District rangers. — VNA/VNS Photo

NGHỆ AN — A reticulated python (Python reticulatus) has been released to a special-use forest within the Pù Hoạt natural reserve in the central province of Nghệ An's Quế Phong District.

The reptile, weighing about 6kg and in stable health conditions, was handed over to the Quế Phong forest ranger department on June 3, a day before the release.

Phan Đại Thắng, a local who voluntarily brought the python to the authorities, said after buying it from the market, he learnt that it is a rare one needing strict protection.

The reticulated python. — VNA/VNS Photo

Nguyễn Văn Sinh, the director of the reserve, said Python reticulatus is a critically endangered (CR) species listed in the 2007 Việt Nam Red Data Book – a list of rare and endangered species of fauna and flora native to Việt Nam. It is also included in Appendix IIB/60 of the Government’s Decree 06/2019/NĐ-CP on the management of rare and threatened wild fauna and flora and implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Pù Hoạt, recognised as a UNESCO world biosphere reserve in September 2007, spans 90,000ha and boasts a high level of biodiversity. Over 1,240 species of plants and more than 790 species and subspecies of animals have been identified here. — VNS

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