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Quang Binh receives support for Edwards's Pheasant conservation

The central province of Quang Binh will use an aid grant of nearly 600 million VND (about 24,800 USD) from the World Pheasant Association for a conservation project on the “Ga Loi Lam Mao Trang” (Edwards's Pheasant, or Lophura edwardsi).
Quang Binh receives support for Edwards's Pheasant conservation ảnh 1An Edwards's Pheasant (Photo courtesy of Viet Nature Conservation Centre) 

Quang Binh (VNA) – The centralprovince of Quang Binh will use an aid grant of nearly 600 million VND (about 24,800 USD) from the World Pheasant Association for a conservation project on the “Ga Loi Lam Mao Trang” (Edwards's Pheasant, or Lophura edwardsi).

Under the project, which will last untilDecember 2024, Edwards Pheasant will be bred at a farm owned by the VietNature Conservation One Member Co.Ltd.

This type of pheasant is mainly distributed inHa Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue province. It was recorded inthe wild most recently in 2000. Edwards's Pheasant was listed by the InternationalUnion for Conservation of Nature as critically endangered in 2012.

Edwards's Pheasant is believed to existin Dong Chau-Khe Nuoc Trong Nature Reserve in Quang Binh province.

The reserve, at a height of 700mabove sea level, covers an area of over 22,132 ha with functionalsub-zones of ecosystem protection and conservation, administration andservice.

The reserve is home to endangered and rare species of animals andplants that are in danger of extinction such as the Sao La (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), Cha Va Chan Nau (Pygathrix nemaeus nemaeus) and Tri Sao (Rheinardiaocellata).

There are also rare plant species including Vu Huong (Cinnamomum balansae) and Gu Lau( Sindora tonkinensis) in thereserve./.

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