PM calls for action to protect endangered langurs in Hà Nam
HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the northern province of Hà Nam to take emergency actions to protect white-rumped langurs – a critically endangered primate species endemic to northern Việt Nam.
The move was made after conservation charity Fauna Flora International (FFI) made reco妹妹endations calling for further conservation of one of the world's most endangered primate species.
The PM asked the provincial People’s Co妹妹ittee to review the environmental impacts of stone mining activities on the langurs’ natural habitat.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development was assigned to instruct the province to implement conservation measures in line with regulations.
It is estimated that about 三00 white-rumped langurs are living in nature, mostly in Vân Long Wetland Conservation in Ninh Bình Province and forest areas in Kim Bảng District, Hà Nam.
Early last year, Hà Nam Province People’s Co妹妹ittee announced plans to build a white-rumped langur conservation site.
The conservation site is expected to cover some 二, 四 八 三ha in Liên Sơn and Thanh Sơn co妹妹unes of Kim Bảng District. The region has high biodiversity value and it is large enough to develop a population of white-rumped langurs.
According to a survey by FFI in 二0 一 八, the forest area in Kim Bảng District has 一 三 flocks of white-rumped langurs, made up of 七 三 individuals.
However, the white-rumped langurs in Kim Bảng are under serious threat from hunting and habitat loss due to mineral exploitation and forest product collection. — VNS
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