Sơn
Sơn (meaning “mountain”, pronounced “sun”) our feisty survivor is a sunda pangolin and is 5 years old.
She was rescued in Quảng Xương-Thanh Hoá in Laos on October 6 2018.
Sơn was pregnant when she was caught by poachers but she’s a survivor and she fought hard to keep her baby alive through the very tough ordeal of being transported in the illegal wildlife trade.
Shortly after arriving at the Save Vietnam’s Wildlife rescue center, Sơn gave birth a beautiful baby named Giap. She taught her baby everything about how to be a wild pangolin and when Giap was ready she released into the wild.
Sadly, Sơn could not be released with her daughter because when she was caught in the poacher’s trap she lost a hind leg which affects to her ability to climb trees.
She now lives in a naturalistic enclosure, with lots of branches (she can still carefully climb, despite only having 3 legs), a deep layer of soil to dig in and lots of hollow tree logs to snuggle up in.
Your symbolic animal adoption will help to provide the essential care for the pangolins at the SVW Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre. It takes time to rehabilitate rescued pangolins to be ready for release back into the wild and many of the pangolins can never be released due to the injuries they have suffered as the victims of the illegal wildlife trade.
Adopt Sơn
The perfect ‘adopt an animal’ gift for a child or adult that loves pangolins. For a one-off payment you’ll receive our awesome adoption package in the mail.
Adopt a Pangolin today and receive:
Your personalised animal adoption certificate
Biography for Sơn
Fun Pangolin fact sheet
A photo of Sơn
Stunning A4 Pangolin art print (choice of 4 images)
Beautifully illustrated Children’s book - ‘The Lost Jungle’ staring a pangolin amongst other jungle creatures
Pangolin adoptions require a donation of AUD$120 (approx US$80).
*Your awesome adoption package is shipped from Australia. Please allow 10-15 business days for international delivery. Please note that due to increased government regulation worldwide during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, there may be some shipping delays depending on the local customs regulations for each country. Thank you for your patience and support during this time.
**If you are ordering the animal adoption as a gift and you are worried that the package won’t arrive in time, don’t worry! We can send you an emergency version of the adoption materials by email that you can print out as a temporary solution until the real thing arrives (just send us an email).
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