Neighbors handed a pangolin and a rare turtle back to the My Son forest
On October 27, rangers released a 4-kilogram giant Asian pond turtle and a pangolin into the protected forest after residents brought the animals in.
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A giant Asian pond turtle and a pangolin are back in the forest at My Son because people who found them turned them in. DTiNews reported on October 27, 2026, that heritage staff, officials from Dai Loc commune, and forest rangers released the pair into the protected forest that day. The turtle weighed about 4 kilograms. Health checks found both animals fit for the wild.
The My Son World Cultural Heritage Management Board said residents had suspected the animals were rare and contacted the authorities. Since June, the office has taken in six wild animals from local agencies for release, including reticulated pythons, Burmese pythons, elongated tortoises, and striped-necked turtles. The protected landscape covers more than 1,160 hectares.
This release is two animals, plus a short list of others handed over since June. It is not a population estimate for the forest.
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My Son, in Da Nang, Vietnam, is an old temple landscape with a protected forest of more than 1,160 hectares. DTiNews reported that on October 27, 2026, rangers released two animals there: a giant Asian pond turtle of about 4 kilograms, and a pangolin. Neighbors had found them, thought they might be rare, and brought them to the authorities. Health checks said both could live in the forest. Since June, six wild animals have been handed over this way, including other turtles and pythons. The news is that people chose to give the animals back.
- What did the neighbors do when they found the turtle and the pangolin?
- Why is a forest a better home for a pangolin than a house?
- What is one animal that lives near your school, and what does it need?
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