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Lam Dong: Locals hand over rare white-cheeked gibbons.

Vietnam.vn EN
06/01/2026 17:19:00

Upon discovering a rare gibbon that had wandered into his family's garden, Mr. Tran Xuan Vinh (Doan Ket village, Ta Nang commune, Lam Dong province) handed it over to the authorities.

Video : White-cheeked gibbon individual handed over to Cat Tien National Park, evening of January 6th.

On the evening of January 6th, Mr. Nguyen Vu Linh Sang, Chairman of the People's Committee of Ta Nang commune ( Lam Dong province), announced that the locality had completed the procedures to hand over a white-cheeked gibbon to Cat Tien National Park for care.

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The individual white-cheeked gibbon weighs approximately 10 kg.

Previously, Mr. Tran Xuan Vinh (Doan Ket village, Ta Nang commune) discovered a gibbon in his garden (the owner could not be identified), so he captured it to hand it over to the police.

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The white-cheeked gibbon was handed over to Cat Tien National Park on the evening of January 6th.

By the afternoon of January 6th, during the inspection process, authorities determined that this was a white-cheeked gibbon (belonging to group IB), weighing approximately 10kg.

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The gibbon was handed over by a local resident after it was found strayed in their garden.

Immediately afterwards, the People's Committee of Ta Nang commune contacted Cat Tien National Park to carry out the procedures for handover and care.

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