On December 12, the working group of the Mobile Forest Ranger and Forest Fire Prevention and Fighting Team No. 1 (under the Ho Chi Minh City Forest Ranger Department), in coordination with the Nha Be Commune Police and related units, inspected a house in Nha Be Commune.
Here, the authorities discovered that the homeowner was keeping 75 South American dragons without any documents proving their legal origin. These South American dragons have a total weight of about 61.8 kg, with each insect ranging in length from 40 cm to 80 cm.
According to regulations, South American dragons (Iguana) are species in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and plants (CITES).
The working group temporarily detained 75 South American dragons and brought them to facility 2 of the Mobile Forest Ranger and Fire Prevention and Fighting Team No. 1 (An Nhon Tay commune) for raising and handling in accordance with legal regulations.
Previously, on December 10, the rangers also inspected and temporarily detained a total of 362 South American dragons, 2 golden mountain turtles and 3 African turtle turtles at another capture point in Cu Chi commune. All of these wild animals also do not have documents proving their origin.
The authorities have brought all the seized individuals to the Mobile Forest Ranger and Fire Prevention and Fighting Team No. 1 for raising and handling according to regulations.
