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We are dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, breeding, research and conservation of Vietnam’s endangered and critically endangered primate species.

We are resolved to turn the tide for Vietnam's primates every day.

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25 species of Vietnam’s primates are ‘on the edge of extinction’

11 species listed as Critically Endangered

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Poaching

Primate poaching is widespread and common in Vietnam. Poachers covet the monkeys for their bones, organs and tissues, which are used in traditional medicines. The essential reason for the immense volume of wildlife in the illegal trade and the dramatic decline of wild animal populations – not only primates – results from an ineffective, unmotivated and apathetic enforcement of existing laws.

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Habitat Destruction & Fragmentation

Deforestation of natural forests in Vietnam is proceeding at an alarming rate, and even though forested areas in general increase through reforestation it is predominantly as monoculture plantations. A large number of protected areas are very small or fragmented, and are therefore highly vulnerable to anthropogenic impacts. 

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🐾 TRUNG TÂM CỨU HỘ LINH TRƯỞNG NGUY CẤP TUYỂN DỤNG 🐾Chúng tôi đang tìm kiếm một BÁC SĨ THÚ Y tâm huyết để cùng góp phần bảo tồn những loài linh trưởng quý hiếm tại Việt Nam.📍 Địa điểm làm việc: Vườn quốc gia Cúc Phương, Ninh Bình🔗 Thông tin chi tiết và cách ứng tuyển: https://www.eprc.asia/veterinarian-recruitment-2/Hãy cùng chúng tôi tạo nên sự khác biệt cho thiên nhiên hoang dã! 🌿#Tuyendung #Veterinarian #EPRC #CucPhuong #WildlifeConservation See MoreSee Less
Happy International Gibbon Day 2024!———-(Source: IUCN Gibbon Group)Did you know that gibbons, like humans, have HAND PREFERENCE?Researchers investigated captive gibbons at the Beijing Zoo and found that they demonstrate hand preference on an individual level, but found no hand preference on a group level. This differs from humans in that 90% of humans are right-handed, while only 10% are left-handed.Penglai Fan (et al. 2016) tested a group of nine Nomascus leucogenys for hand preference by offering food items in different containers on the floor or suspended in their enclosure to create various levels of task complexity. Their results showed that gibbons displayed hand preference on an individual level that increased with task complexity!How fascinating!! OTo read the full study please refer to the full article title and DOl number:Preliminary study on hand preference in captive northern white-cheeked gibbons (Nomascus leucogenys)Penglai Fan et al. 2016 DOI 10.1007 s10329-016-0573-8 See MoreSee Less

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