Two douc langurs were shot dead

Chu Yang Sin National Park Forest Protection Team (Dak Lak) has just discovered the hunting of Black-shanked Douc langur in the management area of ​​the Park, confiscated as a detonator and 2 Black-shanked Douc were shot death.

In the afternoon of October 15, the forest patrol team of Chu Yang Sin National Park (consisting of 5 rangers with only a gun of tear gas) caught a group of loggers divided into 2 groups. He preceded the task of detecting a hunting dog and a detonator and two men carrying a gun and two black-shanked debris.

Two black-shanked douc were shot dead. Photo: Mai Duc Vinh - Chu Yang Sin National Park.

Chief Station No. 7 Le Van Quyet said, when discovered by forest rangers, despite running away, throwing away the gun and the body of 2 black-shanked douc but due to being armed, the bandits still provocative, ready to fight against the patrol if they prevent them from retreating.

"The recklessness and the serious nature of the violations are increasing. This is a very alarming signal," said Chu Yang Sin Luong National Park Director Vinh Linh.

According to the Government Decree, Black-shanked Douc is classified into group 1B, group of forest animals is strictly prohibited to exploit and use for commercial purposes. If violating the regulations, they can be sentenced to 9 months to 3 years. Last July, two people were sentenced to a total of 54 months in prison for killing Black-shanked Douc in Khanh Hoa.