Vietnam keeps a record of Southeast Asian fire alarms

At the seminar "Preserving and transferring fire-alarm species" held at Khao Kheow Zoo, Thailand, recently, Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden has been voted as a place for keeping ledger (studbook) by Southeast Asian countries. keeper) of the Southeast Asian fire leopard.

According to Mr. Pham Anh Dung, Deputy Team Leader of Zoo and Zoo Team, with the choice of keeping the ledger, Vietnam will hold a record, monitor and manage the number of fire alarms, coordinate the exchange activities of the species. Fire alarms are being kept in zoos in Southeast Asia. Reportedly, fire alarms are only available in Southeast Asia and are listed as endangered by the International Association for Conservation of Animals (IUCN) and Vietnam Red Book.

For this wild animal, mating and breeding in captivity is very difficult.At Saigon Zoo, four fire leopards were born and raised in captivity.With this success, the Zoo is considered one of the top 10 zoos in the world for successful breeding of fire leopard.