In response to the International Day of Forests on March 21, 2025, Cuc Phuong National Park, headquartered in Ninh Binh province, organized a “return home” tour. Cuc Phuong National Park released 10 rare white pheasants listed in the Vietnam Red Book.
An official from Cuc Phuong National Park (Ninh Binh Province) told Dan Viet that on March 21, 10 rare white pheasants were released back into the wild. This release was attended by officials from Cuc Phuong National Park and a group of tourists from Hanoi.
On March 21, at Cuc Phuong National Park, 10 rare white pheasants were released back into the wild.
The white pheasants were previously rescued, cared for, and bred at the Center for Rescue, Conservation and Development of Organisms in Cuc Phuong National Park.
To date, white pheasants are eligible to be brought back to the wild with the hope of restoring the population of rare animals in the wild.
According to this officer, the activity has a humane meaning, thereby continuing to convey the message of environmental education and spreading more strongly love and responsibility for wildlife.
Through research, the white pheasant (scientific name: Lophura nycthemera), is a bird of the pheasant family distributed mainly in Southeast Asia and southern China. This is a beautiful bird with characteristic white feathers, loved by many people.
The male white pheasant has pure white feathers, dotted with small V-shaped black stripes on the upper body and tail. The comb and lower body are blue-black.
In particular, the rooster's face and legs are bright red. The hen's feathers are brown or gray, with many black stripes, and are smaller than the rooster's.
A white pheasant flies back to the wild under the witness of many people. Photo: CP National Park
White pheasants usually live in dense forests with lots of trees and rich vegetation. They forage on the ground, eating mainly seeds, fruits, insects and small animals...
The rooster has pure white feathers. Photo: CP National Park
White pheasant, a rare wild animal. Photo: CP National Park
The breeding season for white pheasants usually takes place in spring and summer. The hens lay 4-8 eggs in a nest made of twigs and dry leaves.
White Pheasant is a rare wild animal, threatened by hunting and habitat loss. It is also listed in the Vietnam Red Book and the IUCN Red List.
International Day of Forests (IDF) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 and was first celebrated on March 21, 2013. This event aims to emphasize the importance of forests in protecting the environment, maintaining biodiversity and sustainable economic development.
In 2025, the theme focuses on the link between forests and food security. Forests are not only the green lungs of the earth but also an important source of food, especially for ethnic minority communities and forest-dependent people.
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