On the afternoon of May 3, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Lap - Chairman of the People's Committee of Tien Hoang Commune, Da Huoai District (Lam Dong Province), said that the locality had just received information from Cat Tien National Park.
In particular, this unit reported that a local person was killed by a stray cow while participating in patrolling, managing and protecting the forest.
The victim who died in the accident was Mr. Dinh Van Kien (43 years old), residing in Tien Hoang commune, Da Huoai district.
Information from the leader of Cat Tien National Park said that Mr. Kien is currently a forest protection management employee working at the Da Lak Forest Protection Management Station (located in Dak Lua commune, Tan Phu district, Dong Nai province) in Cat Tien National Park.
On the same morning, Mr. Kien and some people were patrolling and managing forest protection when they were suddenly discovered and attacked by a herd of goose cows.
The people accompanying him were lucky to escape, while Mr. Kien was run over by a cow and could not escape. After the herd of cows had fallen off, the people accompanying them returned, but the victim was stung to death.
Upon receiving the report, Cat Tien National Park sent forces to coordinate in bringing the victim to the Da Lak Forest Protection Management Station.
The case is currently being investigated and clarified by Cat Tien National Park in coordination with relevant agencies according to regulations.
Cat Tien National Park stretches across the three provinces of Lam Dong, Dong Nai and Binh Phuoc with a total area of about 82,000 hectares. Of which, the area in Lam Dong province is more than 28,000 hectares.
This is one of 8 world biosphere reserves in Vietnam with potential for biodiversity with thousands of high-altitude, rare animals and plants.
Species in the Red Book include elephants, goose cows, langurs, black-cheeked reindeer, pangolins, culi, bears, linh dam, duck, tai...
Currently, Cat Tien National Park has been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as recognized as a Green List.
