A white-cheeked gibbon (Photo: baomoi.com) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vu Quang National Park in thecentral province of Ha Tinh announced on August 10 it received a rare white-cheeked gibbon from local forest rangers.
The 10-kg primate with a scientific name of Nomascusleucogenys Ogiby belongs to Group IB of rare wild animals restricted from beingheld in captivity, hunted and used for commercial purposes.
The park said that a family inBac Hong commune, Hong Linh town, bought the animal from a resident in Huong Khe district. Realising that the gibbon is a protected animal, the family handed it over to the local forest rangers.
The park, which was recognised as an ASEAN Heritage Park inOctober 2019, is located in the northern side of the Truong Son Range at anaverage height of 800m, the slope of 25-35, with many rivers and streams.
It is home to many rare and precious species, including Chava chan nau (Pygathrixnemaeus), Ha Tinh vooc (Ha Tinh langur), Vuon ma vang(Yellow-cheeked ribbon) and two rare and precious mammals of Sao La (StarfishSaola) and Manglon (Giant Muntjac).
The park covers a total area of 52,882ha, 96.7 percent ofwhich are natural forests. As much as 61 percent of the primitive forests hereare subtropical evergreen forests and tropical evergreen forests with plentifulflora and fauna./.
VNA
