On the afternoon of September 7, the leader of Phu Loc Forest Ranger Department (Thua Thien Hue) said that they had just received and released into the wild a rare red-faced monkey .
Previously, while going to his garden, Mr. Nguyen Minh Vuong (born in 1980, residing in Dong Duong village, Vinh Hien commune, Phu Loc district) discovered a healthy monkey.
Realizing that this was a rare wild animal, Mr. Vuong reported the incident to the authorities and then handed it over.
The leader of Phu Loc Forest Protection Department said that the red-faced monkey weighed about 7kg. After receiving it, the unit coordinated to release it back into the natural environment.
Red-faced monkey, scientific name Macaca arctoides, is listed in the Vietnam Red Book, belonging to group IIB, and is listed in the list of endangered and rare forest animals that need to be strictly preserved and protected.
