Southeast Asian ungulate animals are on the verge of extinction

Wild species of hooves, including some endemic species of the Greater Mekong subregion, are at risk of permanent disappearance unless regional governments increase protection and efforts. more force in restoring habitats and species populations.

On September 12, WWF (International Fund for Nature Protection) issued a warning in a new report: 'The area in the deep forest'.

Saola, a unique endangered animal of Vietnam.(Photo: WWF / David Hulse)

The report mentions 13 ungulate species. Among them, there are two endemic species of the extended Mekong sub-region, the globally extinct Schomburgk and deer in the early 20th century. Meanwhile, the Indochinese and the saola are at risk of lost forever. Many other species also have the same fate as the deer deer and the bison. The population of bison, considered one of the most beautiful and graceful wild cattle, has fallen 80% since the late 1960s.

Across Asia, wild cattle and large deer are the main prey of tigers, preserving the region's ungulates that directly relate to the fate of tigers, which have dropped from 1,200 to 350 individual since 1998, in the Greater Mekong sub-region. If these prey populations continue to decline, it will be a serious threat to the remaining tiger populations.

It is known that WWF is cooperating with governments and partners to restore populations and bring ungulates back to the forest, where they once lived, and connect fragmented forests to ensure Can populations increase.