The mother came to us in January with 15 other pangolins from illegal wildlife trade. In May, while the vet team was doing the last health check for the release, the team surprisingly found an angel inside her womb. To avoid stress or accident that might be caused by a long release journey, our captive team decided to keep in the center. And then, on the 9^th of July, we were surprised by an appealing little scaly ant-eater in the mother’s burrow. It once again demonstrates our captive environment is suitable for pangolins to have a healthy pregnancy, birth, and home in which to rear their young, and then the next steps for a successful release program.

Diversified rescue

In July we received several unusual calls in total from a suburban location in Nghe An province, asking for rescuing different wild animals. Right after picking the call, our rapid response team at Pu Mat rescue center quickly moved to the rescue sit to save the animals. Luckily, all animals are alive, and being safe now at the center. The rescued animals are one Sunda Slow Loris, two Small Pygmy Lorises, one Burmesse Python, and one male White-cheeked Gibbon; and they are all listed in Vietnamese Red List in the endangered group or vulnerable one.

Joined rescue indirectly

Besides rescuing, we also supported and advised our online use to transfer wild animals to safe and trusted local conservation organizations due to the far distance between our center and the reporter’s location. Specifically, we engaged two cases of transferring one pangolin and one leopard cat to Cat Tien National Park, by giving the local people the procedures of transferring, instant caring for animals, and working as a contact point of rescue.

Rescued 1 Chinese pangolin with 2 Sunda pangolins in Vinh City

This month, two Masked-palm civets had been released in a safe place. After more than three months of rehabilitation (a month in a quarantine area, two months in the semi-wild trained area, the two Masked palm civets that were rescued on 30/03/2020, were finally released back into their natural habitat. Through daily records, and assessment by our keepers and veterinarians about their natural instincts, both of the palm civets have shown their ability to independently search for food, and survive in their own habitat. Good luck, be free and don’t come back to our center!

A leopard cat's health had not improved.

Almost all of the animals at our rescue center are in good health condition, except a baby leopard cat. She was rescued at the end of May from a mountainous area in the North of Vietnam. Over two months of staying in the center, the cat's condition had not improved although the vet team was trying hard to find the best treatment, fight for his life.

It's time to learn more about the mother nature

Summer holidays are the perfect time for kids to learn more about mother nature. From 13th to 18th July, SVW in cooperation with TASS travel Vietnam and Cuc Phuong National Park organized a bilingual summer camp program. 10 Hanoi's students, from 7 to 16 years old, participated in the Cuc Phuong Nature Experience and Wildlife Care Education Program with the guidance of SVW personnel. Let’s have a look at how excited they are!

Introducing a propaganda toolkit in Pu Mat National Park

On July 2, 2020, we organized a workshop on introducing a propaganda toolkit in Pu Mat National Park, training about the propaganda and information collection for 15 SVW anti-poaching officers, 47 managers, and rangers. The toolkit is supposed to propagate the forest and wildlife protection to the community at 11 Pu Mat forest protection stations. All participants at the workshop were enthusiastically involved in the evaluation and revision of the toolkit before finalizing it. After publishing the toolkit, we wish it somehow contributes to reducing the impact on Pu Mat National Park from the community.