At around 5.30 am on Monday, Phan Van Nuong, a resident of Lac Duong Town, saw the pangolin on a local road and took it to the district Forest Protection Department.
Phan Van Nuong (right) handed over the pangolin to Lac Duong Disstrict's Forest Protection Department (Photo by Huu Phuoc)
The animal weighing seven kilos is listed in Vietnam's Red Book and is prioritised for protection.
On the same day, the pangolin was handed over to the provincial Forest Protection Department for being released into the wild.
On December 2, the Bao Loc City Forest Protection Department in Lam Dong also received a 2.2-kilogramme Javan pangolin from a resident.