Rare yellow-cheeked gibbon handed over to national park
Cuc Phuong National Park have received a rare yellow-cheeked gibbon found in the northern city of Haiphong.
Luong Van The, from Hai An District's Trang Cat Ward, recently discovered the gibbon at his farm and informed Cuc Phuong National Park.
Luong Van The, from Hai An District's Trang Cat Ward, recently discovered the gibbon at his farm and informed Cuc Phuong National Park.
The yellow-cheeked gibbon has been handed over to Cuc Phuong National Park
The national park's Endangered Primate Rescue Centre quickly came to The's house.
The yellow-cheeked gibbon belongs to the IB group, a list of endangered and rare species prioritised for protection following the Vietnamese government's Decree 84/2021/ND-CP.
Cuc Phuong National Park also rescued a rare gibbon from Haiphong on April 2. The park is currently home to 29 gibbons.
The Vietnam Primate Conservation Programme at Cuc Phuong National Park was founded with the Frankfurt Zoological Society in 1993.
Over 150 animals from the programme have been released back into the wild so far.
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