7 endangered Indochinese silvered langurs resurface at Vietnam’s Central Highlands national park after 5 years
Saturday, May 18, 2024, 14:44 GMT+7
A group of seven endangered Indochinese silvered langurs has recently reappeared at Chu Mom Ray National Park in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum after vanishing from sight for five years.
On Friday, Dao Xuan Thuy, director of Chu Mom Ray National Park, revealed that a group of Indochinese silvered langurs had been spotted via camera traps in the Ya Mo forest.
The camera traps captured images of seven offspring and adult langurs, all exhibiting signs of good health and active state.
This sighting marks the first appearance of Indochinese silvered langurs in Chu Mom Ray National Park in five years.
A group of seven endangered Indochinese silvered langurs reappear at Chu Mom Ray National Park in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, Vietnam after not being seen for five years. Video: Chu Mom Ray National Park
Indochinese silvered langurs, scientifically known as Trachypithecus germaini, are native to Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar.
They are classified as Endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species since 2015.
The population of these langurs in Vietnam has significantly declined over the decades, making sightings rare.
Furthermore, aside from the Indochinese silvered langurs, Chu Mom Ray National Park also documented the presence of gray-shanked douc langurs.
During recent camera trap inspections, the park authorities also identified several other rare animal species, including Germain’s peacock-pheasant, pheasants, wildcats, and Annamite muntjac.
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