On Sep 3rd evening, H, a farmer in Thanh Hoa saw a small pangolin in his garden. Being aware this is an endangered species, his son immediately called ENV. ENV contacted the Forest Protection Department of Thuong Xuan district, Thanh Hoa province about the incident, and the rangers informed SVW to receive the pangolin on the next day. We have finished transferring the pangolin to our rescue center in Cuc Phuong NP.
This was a young pangolin under 1-year-old, weighing only 950gr. He's now almost 1 kg and eating live ants and ant eggs well. He will soon be moved to semi-wild to rehabilitate. 

SVW rescued a Masked-palm civet which was confiscated by Thuong Xuan Forest Protection Department from an illegal wildlife trade on 27th September.
In Decree 06/2019 / ND-CP, Masked palm civet has also been listed in the Appendix IIB - species restricted exploitation for commercial purpose.

Two months ago, a local person contacted us and voluntarily handed to us this Leopard cat that she found lost in her garden in Nam Dinh Province. We took care and then let the cat be in a semi-wild enclosure to assess her ability to survive on her own if we release. She passed our assessment and now we set her free in a protected forest. She's one of the lucky cats that have a second chance to live in the wild.

The biggest threat to Leopard cat at the moment is the pet trade. Say NO to the Pet trade of exotic animals!

On the 9 th September, SVW supported the Hanoi Wildlife Rescue Centre with transportation and staff to release three Leopard Cats, 115 endangered turtles including Keeled Box Turtles, Big-headed Turtles and Indochinese Box Turtles that had been rescued from the illegal wildlife trade.

A total of 118 animals were rescued from illegal trade by HWRC, with support of Turtle Conservation Centre and Indo-Myanmar Conservation. Congratulations to their great work that has achieved by a successful release!

All of these animals were released into a safe and well-protected habitat. It is a great example of Vietnamese wildlife rescue organizations working together to achieve success.

Owston’s Civet are listed at ENDANGERED on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2016.

A conservation breeding program is needed to prevent the extinction of Owston’s Civet!

These two beautiful Owston’s civets were rescued from the illegal wildlife pet trade by SVW and ENV in early November 2018; and they are staying at our center long-term for their species conservation breeding plan.

With $300, you can name one of the two young male Owston’s civets which were rescued in late 2018. You will become their adopter, receive their nice photos and update on their condition in a year. 

Anne (the first one on the right) is a nurse from the UK. A talk from a speaker from charity People for pangolins sparked her interest that she later on followed SVW’s Facebook and wanted a challenge and with a passion for wildlife. She contacted us and came to volunteer first time in 2017. Then she keeps coming back one time every year to dedicate here time and effort to care for the animals and always shared her delightful experience to people back home.

DNA Workshop in Hanoi

On September 24 to 27, our Field Researchers took part in “Improving enforcement of primate and other wildlife trade through applying conservation genetics and forensic science” workshop held by CRES and sponsored by WWF, Globlal Wildlife Conservation. Through workshop, they learned theory and practiced the process of DNA extraction from samples and how to apply DNA analysis on determination of animal’s origin which is an important preparation for releasing animals back to nature as well as ascertain hot spots of wildlife trade.

Leadership training for staff

20 staff of SVW joined in a two-day Leadership training course took place at SVW’s office in Cuc Phuong NP on a Sunday and Monday of September. Recognizing the importance of leadership skills in operating and managing successful projects for staff, the training is a must for SVWers to improve themselves in doing their work and in doing successful teamwork.