Two rare birds were handed over
On February 21, Mr. Nguyen Ba Quyen (Tan Thuan Dong ward, District 7) voluntarily handed over a white-bellied starling bird. This bird weighs about 0.5 kg, scientifically named Anthracoceros albirostris, belonging to group IIB in the list of endangered and rare forest animals.
Mr. Quyen said that a strange bird flew into his garden. After researching, he knew this was a rare bird, so he gave the bird fruit, then caught and locked it in a cage and contacted the forest rangers.
Mr. Quyen suspected that this bird could have been held captive by someone and then had a cage gate.
A few days earlier, Mr. Nguyen Khac Minh (Ward 4, Tan Binh District) also voluntarily handed over a white-bellied starling bird to the Ho Chi Minh City Forest Protection Department.
Mr. Minh said that he discovered a strange bird perched on the stairs of his house at midnight.
After researching, he suspected that this was a rare bird, so he gave the bird food and water. By morning, the bird was still in the house, so Mr. Minh contacted Saigon Zoo and was instructed to hand it over to the forest rangers. Mr. Minh also suspected that this bird could have been held captive by someone and then had a cage gate.
Warning about wildlife captivity
Mr. Nguyen Cong Bang, Deputy Head of the Wildlife Rescue Station (Ho Chi Minh City Forest Protection Department) commented that the two white-bellied white-bellied white-bellied starlings were handed over by the people, possibly because someone had kept them in captivity and then released them into cages or released them.
Mr. Bang said that keeping wild animals without documents proving their legal origin is a violation of the law.
Arbitrarily raising wild animals also has many potential risks, such as wild animals that can harm humans or carry pathogens, affecting human health.
Mr. Bang recommends that people should not arbitrarily keep wild animals. If wild animals are found in residential areas, they should be reported immediately to local authorities or forest rangers for instructions on handling according to regulations.
