A Hatinh langur, an endangered primates species is released at a forest in central Vietnam. All of these efforts are to establish safe corridors for species to thrive.Community awareness-raising activities about wildlife and primates are regularly carried out in communities that live close to the species’ habitats, as well as with other key stakeholders at the national level. Besides providing conservation knowledge, WWF’s campaigns in Vietnam also encourage public changes in behaviour and engage local communities to protect their primates.Many other conservation organisations are protecting, researching, rescuing and restoring the unique primates in the region. Fauna and Flora International is working extensively in Vietnam and Myanmar to monitor and protect threatened primates in key locations.The Endangered Primate Rescue Centre in Cuc Phuong, in the northern Ninh Binh province of Vietnam, is rescuing and working on breeding threatened species to reintroduce them to the wild. Closing forests and high-risk wildlife markets, for example, will help recover wildlife populations and maintain local and global biodiversity that naturally help regulate disease, as well as help ensure sustainable use of natural resources.To support the fight against COVID-19, citizens are highly recommended not to buy, sell or consume wildlife products./.

Source: Viet Nam News January 24, 2022 13:22 UTC