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The story of Mung
On the night of the 30th day of the Lunar New Year (February 9, 2024), a young wildcat kitten was rescued. Its eyes had only just opened, and it had a wound on its abdomen caused by a lawnmower.
Earlier that day, while clearing grass around a gravesite in Thach Quang commune, Thach Thanh district (Thanh Hoa), a local resident discovered two wildcat kittens. Both had been injured by a lawnmower blade. Sadly, one was too severely injured to survive. The other was luckier, suffering only a minor abdominal wound—this was Mung.
The resident took Mung home to care for it temporarily before contacting the Thach Thanh District Forest Protection Department to hand it over to the authorities. On that very night, just hours before the New Year, the Forest Protection Department coordinated with the Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Program to receive and transfer the kitten. Because of this special timing, we named him "Mung," meaning to celebrate the New Year and to celebrate life.
During the first few days, our care team and veterinarians bottle-fed Mung. Staff took turns feeding him every 2–3 hours, day and night, providing dedicated care throughout the first two months.
Although Mung was later moved to a semi-wild enclosure to recover his natural instincts, he remained accustomed to human presence. Consequently, we decided to keep Mung at the Center for long-term care. He has now become an "education ambassador," sharing his story with visitors and helping to raise awareness about the conservation of wildcats in particular and wildlife in general.
When you sponsor Mung for one year, you are helping to save wildcats—one of the threatened species in Vietnam.
