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Ha Giang forest rangers work to preserve Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys

Forest rangers in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang have been making efforts to preserve the Tonkin snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus avunculus), one of the rarest primates in the world.
Ha Giang forest rangers work to preserve Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys ảnh 1"Vooc mui hech" (Tonkin snub-nosed monkey). (Source: baohagiang.vn)
Ha Giang (VNA) - Forest rangers in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang have beenmaking efforts to preserve the Tonkin snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus avunculus),one of the rarest primates in the world.

There are onlyabout 200 such monkeys in the world, with most of them being in Ha Giang.

In 2002, apopulation of 60 individuals was spotted in the Khau Ca special-use forest inVi Xuyen and Bac Me districts of Ha Giang province. Another population of 30-60 wasfound six years later in the Tung Vai area in Quan Ba district.

Local forestrangers have coordinated with Fauna & Flora International (FFI) in a preservationproject for the primates, with a range of pragtical activities conducted.

They have alsojoined hands with the People’s Committees of the districts to promote preservationmeasures among 5,000 local residents, who have committed to not hunt the monkeys.

Bui Van Dong,head of the provincial forest ranger department, said the preservation workrequires more support and responsibility from departments, agencies,organisations, and the community.

It was reportedthat the number of Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys in the Khau Ca forest has grown from60 in 2002 to 144-160. In the Cao-Ta-Tung protective forest area, however, individualshave fallen to just 20.
Given this, FFIsaid preservation is of special significance, and stressed the need to createdifferent populations of the primate as well as diverse gene sources./.

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