The Javan pangolin weighs 1.7 kg and is in normal health.

Previously, Mr. Thao discovered a pangolin wandering into his garden. Understanding that protecting wildlife is the responsibility of the whole society, he contacted the ranger hotline to hand it over.

The Java pangolin weighed 1.7 kg and was in normal health. After receiving it, the Huong Thuy Town Forest Protection Department took care of it, raised it, and is completing the required procedures to release it back into the wild.

Javan pangolin has the scientific name Manis javanica, belongs to the list of endangered, precious and rare forest plants and animals, group IB.

The leader of the Huong Thuy Town Forest Protection Department said that the people's voluntary handover of wild animals demonstrated their awareness of joining hands to protect wildlife, contributing significantly to species conservation and biodiversity conservation.

News and photos: THANH DOAN