Release Cat Ba langur to nature

Scientists have successfully relocated two Cat Ba langurs to the national park so that they can breed, avoiding the danger of extinction of endemic species of Vietnam.

Cat Ba Langur

Cat Ba langur conservation project issued a notice on yesterday. Two female langurs move from the area near Dong Cong island to the strictly protected area of ​​Cat Ba National Park.

The langurs were isolated in Dong Cong Island for many years when mangroves were used as a natural bridge to the main island destroyed as shrimp ponds, no males on the island, females could not reproduction Conservationists hope that when they reach the national park, where they are strictly protected and have live males, the female langurs will start breeding.

To catch the langurs, a veterinarian with many experiences in wildlife climbed a 15-meter-tall shop to shoot narcotics when they were in the cave. After that, the experts turned them down with a basket for the doctor to check the health and install the GPS device in the neck. This device allows scientists to collect information on the movements, habits and reproduction of langurs for two years.

Next, the team brought two langurs to a small boat to cross a shrimp farm to a place with a speedboat and transfer them to the drop zone. Two langurs about nature in good health conditions.

Cat Ba Langur has a scientific name, Trachypithecus poliocephalus poliocephalus , which is a rare primate (leaf-eating monkey). They exist only one place is Cat Ba archipelago, Hai Phong. This species is constantly in the Vietnam Red Book and the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the world's most endangered species.