A Rhesus monkey (Macara Mulatta) in Quang Ngai province. (Photo: danviet.vn)Quang Ngai (VNA) –The People’s Committee of central province of Quang Ngai has assigned theprovincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to work withrelevant agencies and localities for measures and a plan on preservingrare monkeys on Hon Tra Island in Binh Son district’s Binh Dong Commune.
To protect the 10 Rhesus monkeys (Macara Mulatta), rated as endangered and sighted living on the island, the department has asked relevant authorities and locals to prevent and refrain from acts that might harmthe animals.
Ho Trong Phuong, director of the department, said in the long term, it is necessary to set up a project to conservemonkeys in combination with the development of the Hon Tra island eco-tourism site.Domestic and international wildlife conservation organisations should joinhands in the work for local monkeys, he said.
Phan Van Dong, chairman of the Binh Dong commune People’s Committee, suggested planting more trees to ensure a natural environment for the animals.
A black shanked douc langur on Chua Chan Mountain in Dong Nai province’s Xuan Loc district.(Photo: VNA)In the southern province of Dong Nai,a community of 159-192 black shankeddouc langurs (Pygathrix nigripes) has also been found living on Chua ChanMountain in Xuan Loc district.
They belong to a group of endangered species that needs priority protection under Vietnameseregulations.
Over the past two years, the community had an addition of 35 individuals./.
