Nghe An residents hand over two endangered macaques to national park authorities
Pu Mat National Park in Nghe An province has reported that on November 13, the park received two adult macaques - a stump-tailed macaque and an Assam macaque which were discovered and secured by local residents after they wandered into their homes.
Specifically, on the morning of the same day, two women in Anh Son commune found and safely held a stump-tailed macaque and an Assam macaque that had strayed into their houses and gardens.
Upon receiving the report, the commune police and forest protection forces visited each household to raise awareness about the importance of wildlife protection and biodiversity conservation, while encouraging them to voluntarily hand over the two macaques to the authorities.
In the afternoon, the two macaques were transferred to Pu Mat National Park so that experts could care for them, monitor their health at the wildlife conservation facility, and complete the required procedures before releasing them back into their natural habitat.
According to Le Anh Tuan, Director of Pu Mat National Park, the voluntary handover of these rare macaques reflects the awareness and responsibility of local residents and communities, contributing significantly to wildlife preservation and biodiversity protection.
He called on people who encounter wandering, captive, or illegally traded rare and endangered wildlife to contact the authorities for lawful and timely intervention to help save these wild animals.
The stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides) and the Assam macaque (Macaca assamensis) are endangered and rare species listed under Group IIB of Government Decree No. 06/2019/ND-CP, dated January 22, 2019, on the management of endangered, precious, and rare forest plants and animals and the implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
They are also included in the Vietnam Red Book and listed in the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). These two macaque species play an important role in Vietnam’s diverse ecosystems.
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