Drop the white buttock to the forest

Yesterday, the Endangered Primate Rescue Center (EPRC), Ninh Binh released two white butt langurs - Vietnam's endemic species to nature.

The activity is part of the project "Re-entry of the White-shanked Douc Species into the Van Long Wetland Conservation Area" in the period of 2011-2013, in order to increase the number of white-shanked langur populations for Vietnam and the world.

Two white buttocks before entering the wild have gone through the sessions
Training of Endangered Primate Rescue Center. (Photo: Thu Hien)

Mr. Tilo Nadler, Director of EPRC said, two monkeys one male and one before being released back to the wild at the Van Long Wetland Reserve, they were checked for health and mounted electronic positioning chips, to Experts continue to study and monitor the growth and development of each animal.

This is the second time the white buttocks are released to the wild. For the first time in August 2011, a family of langurs also released to Van Long Wetland Reserve - the residence of a large population of white butt langurs.

The white-faced langur with the scientific name Trachypithecus delacouri, is one of four endemic species of Vietnamese primates and one of five endangered primates in Vietnam. They are also named in the list of the world's top 25 endangered primates.

A white butt langur adapted gradually to the wild conditions. (Photo: Thu Hien)

This rare animal is widely distributed in Ninh Binh, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces. They live mainly in secondary forests, on trees growing on cliffs 4 - 5m high and areas with caves.

The total number of white butt langurs is being kept at EPRC accounting for 10% of the rest of the langurs in the world. In the three years of 2011-2013, the projects of Vietnam and Germany are expected to be brought into the wild at Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve about 10 growing langurs in captivity at EPRC.