Dong Nai moves to protect black-shanked douc langursThe Forest Ranger Sub-department of southern Dong Nai province has completed a project to protect the black-shanked douc langurs found recently on Chua Chan mountain, in Xuan Loc district. In June, tens of black-shanked douc langurs have been spotted in Chua Chan mountain in Suoi Cat commune of Xuan Loc district, by the forest protection division of Xuan Loc district and Long Khanh township. Ton Ha Quoc Dung, deputy head of the division, said there are two herds with nearly 20 langurs living at about 300 metres up Chua Chan mountain. Notably, there are pregnant and baby langurs in all the three herds, he said, adding that this is the first time his forest protection division has discovered such a large number of langurs in Chua Chan mountain. Black-shanked douc langurs are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).

Source: VietNamNet News August 09, 2017 03:11 UTC