Five scientists from the Vietnam Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources on April 10 began a search for the sao la, an endangered species, in the central province of Quang Tri.

Le Van Quy, deputy director of the provincial Forest Ranger Department, said the department had found heads and horns of sao la (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) in several homes in Huong Lap, Huong Son and Huong Hiep communes of Huong Hoa district.

Sao las have been seen in the central provinces of Ha Tinh and Thua Thien Hue.