On the afternoon of February 26, Dakrong Commune People's Committee coordinated with Dakrong Forest Protection Station to organize the handover of a small catfish to Cuc Phuong National Park and the Wildlife Conservation Center in Vietnam.
At the handover ceremony, doctors from the conservation center conducted an examination and health care for the otter individual. The animal weighed more than 0.4kg and is currently in stable condition.
After receiving it, Cuc Phuong National Park will coordinate with the Wildlife Conservation Center in Vietnam to care for and nurture it until it meets the conditions to be released back into nature.
Previously, Ho Van Xiec, a 4th grade student of Ta Long Elementary School, discovered a nutrient-fed nutrient on the stream bank. After reporting to the school's Board of Directors, on February 25th, Dakrong Forest Protection Station received it and brought it back for care.
Baby catfish (scientific name Aonyx cinereus) is a endangered, precious, and rare species belonging to Group IB according to Circular No. 27/2025/TT-BNNMT, protected at the highest level by Vietnamese law. All acts of hunting, keeping, trading, and illegally transporting this species are strictly prohibited and may be criminally handled.
