Đà Nẵng fails to comply with PM order on Sơn Trà Reserve

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Update: September, 14/2017 – 09:00

More than 1,300 red-shanked douc langurs (Pygathryx nemaeus), which are critically endangered and found only in east-central Laos and Việt Nam, live in the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve. — Photo courtesy GreenViet

Viet Nam News ĐÀ NẴNG — The administration of the central city of Đà Nẵng has failed to comply with the Prime Minister’s request for detailed plans to resolve the clash between the need to preserve the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve and the accelerated tourism development at the site, former and current officials say. Tiếp tục đọc “Đà Nẵng fails to comply with PM order on Sơn Trà Reserve”

Cyclists to challenge the Sơn Trà Mountain Race

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Update: June, 21/2017 – 17:00

A zigzag road of Sơn Trà Mountain offers scenic bike race for riders. — VNS Photo Công Thành

ĐÀ NẴNG — More than 100 amateur cyclists will partake in the Sơn Trà Mountain race on Sunday (June 25) promoting the protection of the red-shanked douc langur in the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve.

Chairman of the city’s bicycling association Đỗ Anh Tuấn told Việt Nam News that the race aims to encourage local residents and tourists to help protect nature and wildlife in Sơn Trà Nature Reserve. Tiếp tục đọc “Cyclists to challenge the Sơn Trà Mountain Race”

How many red-shanked doucs are left on Vietnam’s Son Tra peninsula?

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Updated : 05/24/2017 18:55 GMT + 7

While a recent independent study claimed that there are still over 1,300 red-shank doucs on central Vietnam’s Son Tra peninsula, primate experts believe the number to be much lower.

Red-shanked doucs are monkey-sized primates characterized by their golden face, black hands and feet, and maroon-red ‘stockings’ from their knees to their ankles.

The endangered species, native to central Vietnam, are known locally as ‘the queen of all primates’ due to their extravagant appearance. Tiếp tục đọc “How many red-shanked doucs are left on Vietnam’s Son Tra peninsula?”

Illegal hunter convicted for killing endangered langur

A family of the Red-Shanked Doucs (Pygathryx nemaeus) is snapped at the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve in Đà Nẵng city. The central city’s People’s Court decided to imprison illegal hunter Nguyễn Văn Lý three years in prison for killing the endangered langurs. — VNS Photo Bùi Văn Tuấn
ĐÀ NẴNG — The central city’s People’s Court rejected poacher Nguyễn Văn Lý’s appeal of a three-year conviction at a hearing on Monday.Lý was sentenced by Sơn Trà district people’s court last year for killing two Red-Shanked Doucs in the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve.

The court said Lý had violated regulations on hunting and killing endangered species under the list of protected animals of the Governmental Decree No 32. Tiếp tục đọc “Illegal hunter convicted for killing endangered langur”