Police in Trung Thuan Commune said the animal was discovered by Hoang Xuan Tam, a local resident, who reported it after recognising it as a protected wild species.
Police later coordinated with forest rangers to identify the animal as a rare slow loris subject to strict wildlife protection regulations.
Following a health check, the loris was released into a natural forest area in accordance with regulations.
According to local authorities, this was the second time in recent months that residents in the commune had voluntarily handed over a slow loris for release.
Residents were also urged to notify relevant agencies when encountering injured, trapped or stray wild animals instead of keeping, trading or harming them illegally.
Last week, a rare pygmy slow loris listed in Vietnam’s Red Data Book was also found in a garden in Tuyen Hoa Commune, Quang Tri.