On August 12, news from the Forest Protection Department of Huong Thuy town (Thua Thien Hue), the unit has just received a monitor lizard quỳ hồng weighing 7kg handed over by a local resident.
Previously, on August 11, the unit received a petition from Mr. Le Chong (permanent resident of village 5, Thuy Phu commune, Huong Thuy town) wishing to hand over wild animals to release them back into the natural forest environment.
The Forest Protection Department of Huong Thuy town has come and received an individual of the flower monitor lizard (scientific name Varanus salvator) weighing 7kg, in normal health condition; belonging to the List of endangered, precious and rare forest plants and animals, group IIB as prescribed in Decree No. 84/2021/ND-CP dated September 22, 2021 of the Government on amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree 06/2019/ND-CP dated January 22, 2019 of the Government on management of endangered, precious and rare forest plants and animals and implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
After receiving it, the Huong Thuy Town Forest Protection Department took care of and raised it; at the same time, completed the procedures according to the law to release the above-mentioned Flower Monitor lizard back to the natural environment as soon as possible.
The above-mentioned voluntary handover of wild animals by people demonstrates their awareness of joining hands to protect wildlife, making an important contribution to species conservation and biodiversity conservation.
