A man from Nghe An province rescued a white pheasant that had been caught in a trap.
While gathering firewood in the forest, Mr. Vi Van Dau from Quy Chau commune came across a white pheasant caught in a trap. He immediately rescued it and released it back into the forest.
On the morning of December 29th, Mr. Vi Van Dau from Mun village, Quy Chau commune, reported that on December 28th, while gathering firewood in the forest, he encountered a white pheasant caught in a rope trap.
Mr. Dấu recounted: "The forest area I visited is about a two-hour walk from Mưn village, formerly Châu Nga commune, now Quỳ Châu commune. This is a natural forest area entrusted to the community for protection."
As I neared the summit of a mountain, I heard a sound very similar to that of a chicken. Following the sound, I saw a white pheasant squawking loudly and struggling to escape a rope someone had set as a trap. Beside it, a smaller pheasant was also running around, squawking loudly. Upon noticing people approaching, the smaller pheasant flew away.
It took me quite a bit of effort to reach the trapped pheasant, carefully untangling the ropes while trying to keep it from struggling and losing strength. After untangling it, I recorded a video of the incident and then released it back into the forest. This also neutralized the rope trap that had caught the pheasant.
Mr. Dấu added that the pheasant weighed approximately over 2kg, had a bright yellow beak and strikingly beautiful bright red legs. Its feathers were pure white on the upper back, with a long white tail spotted with black. The lower half of its body was covered in black feathers.
Based on the information he gathered through the media and social networks, Mr. Vi Van Dau said that he recognized the rarity and need for protection of the white pheasant species, so he released it back into the forest.
The white pheasant is a rare and endangered wild animal, threatened by hunting and habitat loss. It is also listed in the Vietnam Red Book and the IUCN Red List.
Regarding legal regulations, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has issued Circular No. 27/2025 regulating the management of endangered, rare, and precious species; the breeding of common forest animals; and the implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Animals and Plants (CITES), effective from July 1st.
Circular 27/2025 essentially inherits the contents stated in Decree 84/2021 and Decree 06/2019 on the management of endangered, precious, and rare forest plants and animals and the implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Animals and Plants.
In particular, the white pheasant continues to be listed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment as an endangered, rare, and precious forest animal.
