The white-headed langurs on Cat Ba Island TUOI TRE

Vietnam’s white-headed langur has been listed among the “Rarest of the Rare,” a group of 10 animals most in danger of extinction, by the Wildlife Conservation Society.

The 2010-11 edition of the biennial State of the Wild – a Global Portrait report by the US NGO has birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians in it, some well known, such as the Sumatran orangutan, and others more obscure like vaquita, an ocean porpoise.

The white-headed langur (Trachypithecus poliocephalus) is found in limestone forests on Cat Ba Island in the northern city of Hai Phong.

According to the WCS, its population has decreased by 98 percent in the past 40 years to an estimated 59 individuals.

"The Rarest of the Rare provides a global snapshot of some of the world's most endangered animals," said Kent Redford, director of the Wildlife Conservation Society Institute which the society set up to synthesize and disseminate lessons learned from the field.

"While the news is dire for some species, it also shows that conservation measures can and do protect wildlife if given the chance to work."

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sudeep ,  india -  11:41 p.m. (GMT+7), Wednesday, June 09, 2010

MY COMMENT WILL BE VERY SHORT WHY SHOULD WE KILL MONKEYS AND NOT ENDANGER THEM BUT THE WHOLE WORLD??????????

Daniela Schrudde ,  Cat Ba Island, Vietnam -  11:31 a.m. (GMT+7), Monday, April 19, 2010

Dear all, I would like to correct another mistake: in fact the picture shows the 'real' white-headed langur, which only exists in the South of China and which is the close relative to the Cat Ba langur on Cat Ba island. With kind regards, Daniela Schrudde

Daniela Schrudde ,  Cat Ba Island, Vietnam -  11:07 a.m. (GMT+7), Monday, April 19, 2010

Dear all, since 10 years the ‚Cat Ba Langur Conservation Project’ is working on Cat Ba Island with the aim to protect the Cat Ba langur (Trachypithecus poliocephalus poliocephalus) and the overall biodiversity on this island. We are located in the Cat Ba National Park (which contains all existing Cat Ba langur groups) and working in close cooperation together with the local authorities. Since 10 years we are also the only organization, which is protecting and researching the Cat Ba langur. As the project manager and after reading your article I would like to correct some wrong information in your article. The correct name of Trachypithecus poliocephalus poliocephalus is ‘Cat Ba langur’ or ‘golden-headed langur’. Regarding 10 years of data collection, we assume that 60 to 70 individuals survived on Cat Ba island. Most of the langur groups are regular monitored by rangers, local people and the project itself. For the langur groups which are more difficult to observe, a survey is planned in the end of this yea

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