People hand over rare loris to authorities

Ms. Phuong Hoa's family handed over the coolie to the authorities.

At 8:00 p.m. on May 22, Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Hoa (Lam Trung Thuy Commune, Duc Tho) encountered a loris in her garden. After identifying this as a rare wild animal that needed protection, Ms. Phuong Hoa contacted the local authorities and the Duc Tho District Forest Protection Department to hand it over to the authorities for reception and care.

The small loris individual handed over to the authorities weighed 0.2 kg.

Authorities identified this as a pygmy loris ( scientific name Nycticebus pygmaeus), female, weighing about 0.2 kg. It was in normal health, agile and uninjured.

After receiving the loris, Vu Quang National Park will continue to care for and ensure its health before releasing it back into the natural environment.

Pygmy slow loris (scientific name Nycticebus pygmaeus) is one of two species in the Lorisidae family. They live in subtropical and tropical dry broadleaf forests in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and China. They are nocturnal and usually live alone or in groups of 3-4.

This is a Group IB animal - an endangered, rare wild animal that is strictly prohibited from being exploited and used for commercial purposes according to Decree 84/2021/ND-CP of the Vietnamese Government . Illegal hunting, captivity, transportation, and trading of this species will be handled according to the provisions of law.

Source: https://baohatinh.vn/nguoi-dan-giao-nop-ca-the-cu-li-quy-hiem-cho-luc-luong-chuc-nang-post288437.html