Vu Quang National Park receives many rare and endangered animal species

Civets, pythons and mute turtles – protected species – were voluntarily handed over by Ha Tinh people, contributing to the protection of diverse ecosystems.

On the afternoon of September 13, Mr. Nguyen Tien Cuong (residing in Phu Tan village, Ky Anh commune) discovered and caught a large python lying in the field while harvesting rice. Photo: suckhoedoisong.

Knowing that it was a python belonging to group IIB of endangered and rare wild animals that need to be protected, Mr. Cuong informed the authorities to hand it over. This individual is about 1.5m long, weighs 5kg and is in good health. Photo: John Sullivan.

On September 15, Ky Anh Commune Police received a python weighing about 10 kg owned by Mr. Tran Van Hiep (born in 1995, residing in Dong Tru Tay village). This python was discovered by Mr. Hiep while gardening. Photo: suckhoedoisong.

Afterwards, the Ky Anh Forest Protection Department coordinated with the Ky Anh commune authorities and Mr. Hiep's family to hand over the rare python to Vu Quang National Park for care before releasing it into the wild. Photo: Uday Agashe.

On the same morning, Ky Anh Forest Protection Department coordinated with Ky Van Commune authorities and Mr. Dang Van Lanh's family (residing in Dai Dong village, Ky Van commune) to hand over 2 civets and 1 mute turtle to Vu Quang National Park. The two civets weighing 3 kg and the mute turtle weighing 0.5 kg were discovered by Mr. Lanh during the process of exploiting acacia in the area. Photo: Carmelo Lopez Abad.

All of the above animals are group IIB wild animals (endangered, precious, rare wild animals that are prioritized for protection). Photo: Martin Grimm.

The civet, also known as the palm civet, weasel, or civet cat, has the scientific name Viverricula indica. Belonging to the Civetidae family, this species is distributed in Southeast Asia (including the Indonesian archipelago), India, China... Photo: Martin Grimm.

The civet lives on the ground and mainly inhabits areas with dense grass or low shrubs such as fields along streams. Photo: Shrikant Gharbidi.

When fully grown, each civet has a body length of about 55 - 75 cm, a tail length of about 35 - 50 cm and weighs about 2 - 4 kg. They have fur that is tawny brown to gray. The ears and muzzle are slightly black, the hips have faint black streaks (or spots) arranged in rows running from the shoulders down to the buttocks (the buttocks are more distinct). The civet has 4 short, black legs. Photo: Dmitry Ivanov.

The main food of civets includes animals such as mice, squirrels, small birds, lizards, insects, eggs... In addition, they also eat fruits and young tree roots. Photo: Dmitry Ivanov.

Readers are invited to watch the video : Discovering many new species in the Mekong River Region. Source: THĐT1.

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