Following the forest rangers as they dismantle animal traps.

Chu Mom Ray National Park (Quang Ngai province) has over 56,000 hectares of forest and is home to many rare animal species, making it a prime target for those who set traps to hunt animals.

Video: Following forest rangers as they dismantle animal traps.

Forest rangers dismantle animal traps. Photo: HUU PHUC

To protect wildlife, Chu Mom Ray National Park regularly organizes patrols and removes animal traps; it also installs automatic cameras in the forest to monitor animal activity and promptly detect individuals engaging in illegal hunting.

The traps were set in a deep forest area, requiring crossing many steep hills. Photo: HUU PHUC

In 2025, the National Park conducted 6,216 forest patrols, removing 11,464 animal traps of various types. In the first quarter of 2026 alone, authorities continued to remove an additional 600 animal traps. While there are many types of traps, such as iron traps and clamp traps, the most common are wire traps due to their ease of manufacture and mobility.

These traps are typically made from wire and branches; when wild animals pass by, the wire tightens around their legs, making it difficult for them to escape. In addition, 280 automatic cameras have been installed throughout the park to monitor wildlife and assist in detecting forest encroachment.

Animal traps made of iron wire have been discovered. Photo: HUU PHUC

Thanks to proactive patrols, removal of animal traps, and enhanced use of surveillance equipment, many rare animal species in Chu Mom Ray National Park are better protected from illegal hunting.

Reporters followed the forest protection force of Chu Mom Ray National Park as they trekked through the forest and crossed streams to dismantle animal traps in the heart of the wilderness. Along the patrol route, numerous animal traps set deep in the forest were discovered, quickly dismantled, and the data updated to the park's central monitoring system.

The wire trap consists of iron wire woven into a circle and attached to a tree. When an animal enters, the wire will tighten around it. Photo: HUU PHUC

The wire used for animal traps is unwound and collected into coils. Photo: HUU PHUC

Iron wire is coiled into a circle, camouflaged under the ground, to trap wild animals. Photo: HUU PHUC

Forest rangers directly dismantle animal traps. Photo: HUU PHUC

After dismantling, the iron wires will be collected and taken away. Photo: HUU PHUC

Wire traps are used because they are mobile, easy to make, and easy to evade detection by law enforcement. Photo: HUU PHUC

Mr. Pham Ba Nhiet (left), a forest ranger, said that installing camera traps in the forest will help monitor wild animals and develop conservation policies. Photo: HUU PHUC

Automated cameras will help detect wild animals and monitor individuals engaging in hunting or trapping. Photo: HUU PHUC

Patrolling with drones for security purposes. Photo: HUU PHUC

A moment of rest in the forest. Photo: HUU PHUC

Lunch of rice balls in the middle of the forest. Photo: HUU PHUC

Rice balls with braised fish is the lunch of forest rangers. Photo: HUU PHUC

Large trees. Photo: HUU PHUC

Resting by the stream. Photo: HUU PHUC

Taking advantage of the opportunity to collect spring water for use. Photo: HUU PHUC

Carrying stream water back for daily use. Photo: HUU PHUC

Forest leeches bite the legs and suck blood. Photo: HUU PHUC

Forest patrol data is updated on the park's monitoring system. Photo: HUU PHUC

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