On July 2, representatives of the Binh Phuoc Ward People's Committee, together with the two households, transferred a Javan pangolin and a Burmese spotted kite to the Dong Nai City Forest Protection Department and Bu Gia Map National Park for care before they are released into the wild.
The animals were discovered by Tong Ba Khiem and Nguyen Ngoc Tuan while they were travelling to work. After identifying them as protected wild animals that cannot legally be kept in captivity, the two families proactively contacted local authorities and handed them over to the relevant agencies.
Forest rangers identified the animals as a Javan pangolin (Manis javanica) and a Burmese spotted kite. Both species belong to Group IB, the category covering critically protected forest wildlife listed in the Vietnam Red Data Book and subject to the country's highest level of legal protection.
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