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Quang Binh seeking ways to protect rare langurs

The central province of Quang Binh is seeking ways to protect a rare highly threatened kind of langur.

 

Kids paint colourful endangered langurs in Da Nang

An exhibition featuring 50 photos and paintings on ‘We Love Son Tra and the red-shanked douc langur’, opened yesterday at Da Nang City’s Fine Arts Museum at 78 Le Duan Street to mark Children’s Day.

Book on primate species launched

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first photographic book covering all of Viet Nam’s primate species was launched last week, kicking off a project initiated by business leaders turned conservation pioneers.

Fire on the mountain: sunset tours in Son Tra

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang’s tourism department will introduce the Son Tra Sunset Tour next March, the newest tourism service on top of Son Tra Mountain.

Following the footprints of rare langurs

VietNamNet Bridge - A group of Indochina langurs (Trachypithecus phayrei crepusculus), the largest ever, has been discovered in Thanh Hoa province. 

Man carrying water to mountain rescues langurs

The langurs (Trachypithecus) in the remote mountainous area of Thiet Son in Tuyen Hoa district of Quang Binh province have a loyal friend and protector, Nguyen Thanh Tu, a retired border soldier who carries water to the mountain to feed them.

Tender of endangered langurs in Thiet Son Mountains

 VietNamNet Bridge – After leaving the army, Nguyen Thanh Tu returned to his hometown, wholeheartedly tendered and protected wild langurs from hunters in mountainous village Thiet Son, Thach Hoa Commune, Tuyen Hoa District,

20 dead primates targeted for sale found on bus

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi police on Wednesday detected 20 dried primates on a coach running between Hanoi and Cao Bang province that was was stopped for a traffic law violation.

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HCM City seizes drug cutting agent; Smartphone bust made in Ha Noi; Foot tunnels ignored as rubbish starts to build up; Authorities instructed to monitor medicine imports; Poor pavements put pedestrians at risk; Ten rare langurs found dead