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The authorities have taken a sample from the dead animal, which weighs about one ton, for analysis, according to Nguyen Tat Hoa, head of the management unit of the Anh Son Protected Forest.
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The dead cow. Photo by VnExpress/CTV |
Local forest management officials said they have never found any gayal in the area in recent years.
Currently Vietnam has about 300 gayals, which mainly live in the Central Highlands and nearby provinces. The number has sharply declined from 500 in the 1990s and more than 3,000 in 1970s.
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