Endangered pangolin released to nature of Chàm Islands

Endangered pangolin released to nature of Chàm Islands

CHÀM ISLANDS — Local rangers and management of the Chàm Island Maritime Protected Area (MPA) have released an endangered pangolin (Manis Javanica) back to the wild on the Chàm Islands after locals found the animal.

Vice director of the MPA, Nguyễn Văn Vũ told Việt Nam News that the pangolin, weighing around  一kg, was discovered living in a garden of a household in Cẩm Phô Ward in Hội An City, a few months ago.

The MPA and local rangers checked the health condition of the pangolin before taking it to the forest on Chàm Islands on Sunday.

Vũ said pangolins, which are listed as Critically Endangered species by International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN), are living in the Islands’ forest. They were discovered after a diversity study by the Centre for Biodiversity Conservation Research (GreenViet).