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Cuc Phuong National Park successfully rescued 2 rare pangolins

(VAN) Recently, Cuc Phuong National Park coordinated with Save Vietnam's Wildlife (SVW) to safely rescue two rare pangolins.
Rescuers brought the pangolin to Cuc Phuong National Park safely. Photo: CNP.

Rescuers brought the pangolin to Cuc Phuong National Park safely. Photo: CNP.

It is known that these two pangolins (1 yellow pangolin, 1 Javan pangolin) were both discovered and caught by local people in the family's garden while they were looking for food. The families contacted and voluntarily handed them over to the authorities.

The yellow pangolin was handed over by a local named Ha Van Mang residing in Ban Phe, Tam Thanh commune, Quan Son district, Thanh Hoa province and a Javan pangolin by a person of Ban Ten, Thanh Xuong commune, Dien Bien district, Dien Bien province named Nguyen The Anh.

After receiving the information, the rescue team of Cuc Phuong National Park and Save Vietnam's Wildlife set out to rescue and bring these pangolins to the Rescue Center in Cuc Phuong safely.

Through initial examination, the health status of the two pangolins is stable and normal. In addition, there is very good news, not only for the rescue team, the people who do conservation work in Cuc Phuong in particular but for all those who work in the field of conservation in general, the yellow pangolin is pregnant.

Cuc Phuong National Park continues to be the leading national park in Asia in 2023 - Asia's Leading National Park 2023

On August 1, the World Travel Awards (World Travel Awards) sent a letter to confirm the award and congratulate Cuc Phuong National Park for surpassing many other heavyweight competitors to be voted as Asia's top National Park in 2023.

The World Travel Awards are the world's leading awards in the travel industry and have been held annually since 1993. Up to now, the award has become the world's leading brand in honoring the outstanding achievements of the tourism industry in all fields.

In the category of Asia's Leading National Park 2023 (Asia's Leading National Park), Cuc Phuong National Park continues to affirm the attractiveness of ecotourism - one of the key forms of tourism in Vietnam's tourism industry. The Park continues to pass many other national parks from Japan, Nepal, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Malaysia to be voted.

This is the fifth time in a row that Cuc Phuong National Park is honored to receive the prestigious award "Asia's Leading National Park" after the previous ones in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Author: Tung Dinh

Translated by Hoang Duy

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