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Ha Nam to build white-rumped langur conservation site

The Ha Nam People’s Committee on January 10 discussed a project to build a white-rumped langur conservation area in the northern province.
Ha Nam to build white-rumped langur conservation site ảnh 1White-rumped langurs (Source: laodong.vn)

Ha Nam (VNA) – The Ha Nam People’sCommittee on January 10 discussed a project to build a white-rumped langurconservation area in the northern province.

The white-rumped langur, scientifically named trachypithecusdelacouri, is a critically endangered primate species endemic to northernVietnam. It is considered to be one of the world's most endangered primatespecies.

The conservation site will cover some 2,483ha inLien Son and Thanh Son communes of Kim Bang district. The region has highbiodiversity value and it is large enough to develop a population ofwhite-rumped langur.

According to a survey by Fauna & FloraInternational (FFI) in 2018, the forest area in Kim Bang district has 13 flocksof white-rumped langurs, made up of 73 individuals.

However, the white-rumped langurs in Kim Bang inparticular are under serious threat from hunting and habitat loss due tomineral exploitation and forest product collection.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Truong Minh Hien said the building of the conservation area is inline with the locality’s policy to develop the economy in association withenvironmental protection and sustainable development.

The Ha Nam People’s Committee assigned theprovincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to coordinate withthe FFI to complete the project.

The Department of Construction and theDepartment of Natural Resources and Environment were requested to stop businessesthat are carrying out activities affecting the conservation area. –VNA 
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