Cúc Phương National Park receives rare, endangered animals

October 02, 2024 - 10:19

A man in Kiến Xương district of Thái Bình province voluntarily handed over two white-rumped sandpipers (Anthracoceros albirostris) to the centre on September 29.

The turtles are successfully rescued by Cúc Phương National Park.—VNA/VNS Photo

NINH BÌNH — The Centre for Rescue, Conservation and Development of Creatures under the Cúc Phương National Park announced on Tuesday that it has received many endangered and rare animals from several northern provinces and cities.

A man in Kiến Xương district of Thái Bình province voluntarily handed over two white-rumped sandpipers (Anthracoceros albirostris) to the centre on September 29.

The centre, in collaboration with the forest management department of Hải Phòng City and the forest protection station of Hải Dương Province’s Hải Dương City, persuaded people to voluntarily hand over five toothed turtles and one long-tailed macaque.

All of these animals belong to IIB group in the list of endangered and rare species priorised for protection under the Government’s Decree 84/2021/NĐ-CP. They are being cared for and rehabilitated at the centre before being released back to nature. — VNS

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