Earlier, the centre sent its staff to collect the animals in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien’s Dien Bien Phu city. The wild cats, seized by the local police after being caged illegally by a resident, are all healthy.

Three of the rescued wild cats.

As reported, two of the cats were initially kept by the local in March last year. They gave birth to three babies, now nearly 30 days old.

A representative of the national park said that it was one of the biggest rescues of the endangered wild animal to date.

A girl calls for wildlife protection by her paintings

“If we consider animals as children, wild animals are really unlucky and disadvantaged children, so they need special attention”, said young graphic designer Do My Linh who has a special love for wild animals and has used paintings to convey humane emotions about her love for and sense of animal protection.

A wildlife kingdom in the Central Highlands

Surrounded by green pine forests, Bidoup Nui Ba National Park in Lam Dong Province, famed for trekking and overnight camping, hosts hundreds of fauna and thousands of flora species.

Vietnamese wildlife conservationist gets 'Green Nobel' prize

A man who has devoted his life to protecting pangolins, the world's most trafficked mammal, is among six recipients of the 2021 Goldman Environmental Prize.

Vietnamese art book on wildlife to be released in UK

An art book about wildlife by writer Trang Nguyen and painter Jeet Zdung will be released in the UK in September following a copyright agreement signed by the book’s publisher, Kim Dong Publishing House, and its partner, Pan MacMillan.

Wild black-jack flowers, an intriguing salad addition in Vietnam mountains

The black-jack flower, which grows in the wild in Vietnam, is used to make a delicate salad in the northwestern mountains.

Source: NDO/VNA