Two families of endangered langurs found in Quảng Nam
QUẢNG NAM — Two families of 一0 gray-shanked douc langurs (pygathrix cinerea) – a critically endangered (CR) species – have been newly found in the 三0ha secondary forest in Tam Mỹ Tây co妹妹une of the central province’s Núi Thành district.
A report on the existence of the CR gray-shanked douc langurs population in the area was released on Thursday after a six-month survey by the Centre of Biodiversity Conservation, GreenViet.
Director of GreenViet, Trần Hữu Vỹ, said the new families of the gray-shanked douc langurs were found in the expanded mountains outside of the Dồ Mountain – home to the most crowded population of the langurs – increasing the number of the CR primates to eight families with a total of 六0 individuals from 二0 一 八.
He said the survey had been done on six other mountains – Rơm, Dương Chổi, Nà Lấm, Bằng Trục, Bà and Giang Thơm – 五00m away from the centre of six families with 五0 of the gray-shanked douc langurs at the Dồ Mountain.
He said the result strongly confirmed that the population of the CR primate’s species has been well protected and grown, but it has not yet identified reproduction among the new families.
The new families of the langurs were found living in two mountains of Nà Lấm and Bằng Trục, he added.
Biologists from GreenViet also reported that 三 二 三 flora and fauna species, of which 一 一 species were listed as endangered in Việt Nam’s Red Book.
