According to the park management board, the herd was recorded in April within the protected forest area of Yok Don National Park in the Central Highland region.

Initial camera trap footage captured at least four gaur individuals. However, park rangers said footprints and field traces suggest the actual herd size could be larger.

Gaur are classified as a rare and endangered wildlife species in Vietnam, falling under the country’s strictest conservation protection category (Group IB).

Following the discovery, Yok Don National Park has intensified patrols and strengthened monitoring activities in areas frequently used by the herd.

Forest rangers are also conducting inspections and removing illegal traps set by poachers targeting wildlife inside the park.

Spanning approximately 115,000 hectares, Yok Don National Park is considered one of Vietnam’s most important biodiversity conservation areas.

The park provides habitat for numerous large mammals, including Asian elephant, gaur, deer, and other rare wildlife species that require strict protection and long-term conservation efforts.

Mainland serow recorded by camera traps in Dak Lak

VOV.VN - Camera traps in Chu Yang Sin National Park in Dak Lak province, Vietnam’s Central Highlands, have recorded images of the mainland serow (Capricornis sumatraensis), an extremely rare mountain mammal seldom seen.