Among four non-native wallabies which were discovered in Cao Bang Province, northern Vietnam in November, two have been announced dead.

A representative of the Hoang Lien Wildlife Rescue, Conservation, and Development Center told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Friday that two male wallabies died after they were transported to the center under the Hoang Lien National Park in Lao Cai Province for care.

One of them died on December 8, while the death of the other was confirmed on December 12.

The two remaining are in good health.

However, temperatures in Sa Pa Town under Lao Cai Province are plunging, making it tough to look after these non-native animals.

Wallabies, commonly referred to as small kangaroos, typically thrive in hot and dry climates.

The representative attributed the deaths to the cold weather and poor experience in nurturing wallabies.

The two dead wallabies were frozen for display and research purposes in the future.

Between November 8 and 11, some locals of Duc Long Commune in Cao Bang Province’s Thach An District discovered and caught four wallabies suspected to be left behind by smugglers on their way to illegally cross the border under the scrutiny of rangers.

Subsequently, on November 16, the Hoang Lien Wildlife Rescue, Conservation, and Development Center received the four animals from forest rangers in Thach An District to nurture them.

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