The first photographic book covering all of Vietnam’s primate species was launched recently, kicking off a project initiated by business leaders turned conservation pioneers.
Northern white-cheeked gibbon (Photo by Fan Peng Fe)
Hanoi (VNA) - The first photographic book covering all of Vietnam’sprimate species was launched recently, kicking off a project initiated bybusiness leaders turned conservation pioneers.
Entitled TheConservation of Vietnam’s Threatened Primates - Edge of Extinction, the book isdivided into four chapters based on the endangered levels of the primatespecies: critically endangered species, endangered species, vulnerable speciesand near threatened and least concern species.
The 150-pagebook not only shows the magnificence of Vietnamese primates and the naturalecosystem of Vietnam’s primeval forests but also sets alarm bells ringing aboutthe urgency of protecting Vietnam’s unique and endangered primates.
Many of Vietnam’snatural reserves are face an uphill battle against the unsustainable illegalhunting of primate species for meat, imagined medicinal powers and the pettrade. As a consequence, these beautiful primates, and the rest of Vietnam’spersecuted wildlife are literally running for their lives in a desperatestruggle for survival.
Vietnam’sprimates should be seen as a gift of nature, symbols of national pride and theresponsibility of conserving them should be a top priority for the Vietnamesepeople. Many of the primate species found in Vietnam, such as the langurs, arefound nowhere else in the world.
The launchof this book heralds a call for the conservation of the country’s nature andbiodiversity by more than 50 of Vietnam’s top business leaders. Vietnam’sbusiness magazine, Nhip Cau Dau Tu, serves as a bridge among Vietnam’s businessleaders for conservation projects preserving the biodiversity of Vietnam’snature and environment.
Theseleaders of the business community have joined hands to protect Vietnam’snatural environment and encourage all Vietnamese to conserve the precious giftof nature. The new book has been made possible thanks to the hard work anddedication of naturalists Jonathan Eames, Nguyen Van Truong, Le Khac Quyet andphotographer Nicolas Cornet. –VNA
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Groups of Indochinese gray langurs living in the Xuan Lien Nature Reserve in the central province of Thanh Hoa are on the verge of extinction due to local residents’ hunting, the Reserve’s management
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Northern white-cheeked gibbon (Photo by Fan Peng Fe) 
