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Many rare wildlife species discovered in the primeval forest area on the Vietnam - Laos border in Tuong Duong district

Nhat Lan DNUM_CFZABZCACF 06:35

After a period of setting camera traps, the Tuong Duong District Forest Protection Management Board and the Vietnam Wildlife Conservation Center discovered many rare wild animals in the primeval forest area on the Vietnam-Laos border in Tam Hop commune.

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According to information from the Tuong Duong Protective Forest Management Board, the coordination with the Vietnam Wildlife Conservation Organization to set camera traps began at the end of November 2024 and will be collected in January 2025. The camera traps are placed in the Vietnam-Laos primeval forest area, in sub-areas 681, 704, 697, 703, 698, 701, 702, 708 at an altitude of 1,000 - 1,500m. In the photo, the Palm Civet (Paguma larvata). Photo: BQLRPHTD
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Palm civets have distinctive fur, which plays an important role in dispersing forest seeds; they are part of a group of wild animals that need protection. Photo: BQLRPHTD
Mang Trường Sơn (Muntiacus truongsonensis): Được liệt kê là Cực kỳ nguy cấp trên Sách Đỏ Việt Nam và có giá trị đặc hữu cao. Loài này đang đối mặt nguy cơ tuyệt chủng do săn bắt và mất môi trường sống.
And this is the Truong Son Muntjac (Muntiacus truongsonensis), listed as critically endangered in the Vietnam Red Book and of high endemic value. This species is facing extinction due to hunting and habitat loss. Photo: BQLRPHTD
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The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus) is an endangered wild animal globally and in Vietnam due to being hunted for its bile, fur and other parts (group IB, endangered, rare), and was also discovered in the primary forest area of ​​Tuong Duong district border. Photo: BQLRPHTD
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This is the Viverra zibetha, a nocturnal animal of great ecological value. It is classified by the IUCN as vulnerable due to over-hunting and belongs to the group of wild animals that need protection. Photo: BQLRPHTD.
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And here are two Crab-hooked Civets (Herpestes urva), a small, agile civet that often appears near water sources and is a protected wildlife species. Photo: BQLRPHTD.
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The border primeval forest of Tuong Duong district also recorded the presence of the Pardofelis marmorata, a globally endangered species, at risk of being threatened in Vietnam due to habitat loss and hunting. Photo: BQLRPHTD.
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According to Mr. Nguyen Thanh Dung - Director of Tuong Duong Protective Forest Management Board, the Board's coordination with the Vietnam Wildlife Conservation Center to implement the project of placing automatic cameras (camera traps) in the protective forest area is to study the biodiversity of the border primeval forest area; strengthen monitoring and have a plan to conserve rare wildlife species. In the photo: Staff of Tuong Duong Protective Forest Management Board and the Vietnam Wildlife Conservation Center set camera traps in the Vietnam-Laos border primeval forest area at the end of November 2024. Photo: BQLRPHTD

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Many rare wildlife species discovered in the primeval forest area on the Vietnam - Laos border in Tuong Duong district
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