Dozens of wild animal species have just been discovered in Binh Thuan, including wild chickens, wild boars, and red-eared deer.

Black-shanked douc langur discovered

According to the report of the Southern Institute of Ecology, recently it has coordinated with the Long Song - Da Bac Protective Forest Management Board (Tuy Phong district, Binh Thuan province) on the results of installing camera traps for research.

Phát hiện chà vá chân đen và 24 loài thú nguy cấp, quý hiếm trong rừng ở Bình Thuận - Ảnh 1. — The black-shanked douc langur is a species of monkey that lives in the Southern Truong Son region of Vietnam. It was discovered when a camera trap was set in the Long Song - Da Bac protective forest. Photo: VSTMN

Accordingly, a total of 36 camera traps were placed 500m apart and recorded images of animals foraging on the ground in Long Song - Da Bac protective forest. After a period of time, data extracted from camera traps were inventoried, identified and analyzed, and 24 other bird and animal species were recorded.

Among them, there are endangered and rare species such as: black-shanked douc langur, Java pangolin, peacock, mountain goat, pig-tailed macaque...

According to the report of the Southern Institute of Ecology, the above results show that Long Song - Da Bac protective forest in particular and Binh Thuan province in general possess rich and unique biodiversity resources, with potential for ecotourism . In addition, camera traps also recorded human activities that are very common in the forest.

Therefore, the Southern Institute of Ecology recommends that Binh Thuan province should increase forest patrol and protection activities and develop a periodic biodiversity monitoring plan to promptly assess and update the current status, providing useful information for nature conservation and sustainable development.

According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Binh Thuan province, according to the Red Book of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, there are 5 species recorded as endangered, precious, rare; critically endangered: black-shanked douc langur, Java pangolin; endangered: peacock; near-endangered: mountain goat, pig-tailed macaque.

In addition, 4 species belong to Decree 64/2019/ND-CP; 4 species belong to group IB and six species belong to group IIB of Decree 84/2019/ND-CP.

Below are endangered and rare animals in the forests of Binh Thuan, some species are listed in the Vietnam Red Book and the World Red Book.