Forest rangers in Lam Dong Province in the Central Highlands on Wednesday caught a man with 21 rare monkeys. The rangers said the monkeys belong to the southern pig-tailed macaque species, which has been listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as vulnerable. The monkeys weigh a total of 35 kilograms. Huynh Minh Tien, 22, has admitted hunting the monkeys and planned to sell them in his hometown Phan Thiet in the south. The southern pig-tailed macaque is threatened by loss of habitat, particularly to oil palm plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Source: Thanhnien News September 08, 2016 15:56 UTC