PROTECTING AND RESTORING THE DELACOUR’S LANGUR (TRACHYPITHECUS DELACOURI) POPULATION IN KIM BANG, HA NAM
Since 2019, Center for Nature Conservation and Development (CCD) has collaborated with local Forest Protection authorities to implement a program to monitor and protect the Delacour’s langur (Trachypithecus delacouri) population and the surrounding limestone forest ecosystem in Kim Bảng, Ninh Bình province.
This is a long-term, community-based conservation initiative, centered on establishing community forest protection teams to conduct regular and continuous monitoring of langurs and their limestone habitat.
Kim Bảng lies within the extensive limestone karst ecosystem stretching from Thanh Hóa and Phú Thọ (formerly Hòa Bình) through Ninh Bình to Hà Nội. This area plays a critically important role in the conservation of the Delacour’s langur. In fact, Kim Bảng hosts Vietnam’s second most significant langur population, with over 100 individuals recorded to date.
Within the framework of the Delacour’s Langur Conservation Project, funded by Conservation Vietnam, CCD has worked closely with the Forest Protection Department of Area IV (formerly FPD Kim Bảng) to carry out key activities:
- Establishing community-based forest protection teams
- Conducting monthly patrols to monitor langur groups and their behavior
- Removing snares and traps and documenting signs of illegal activities in a timely manner
Information collected during patrols is shared with forest rangers to coordinate law enforcement and reduce threats to langurs and local biodiversity. Alongside patrols, the project team conducts awareness-raising campaigns in schools and local communities to improve understanding and encourage local participation in protecting langurs and limestone habitats.
In the coming period, CCD will continue to collaborate with the Forest Protection Sub-Department and community groups to:
- Maintain field-based protection and monitoring efforts
- Strengthen outreach and communication, and minimize negative impacts on limestone habitats
- Support local authorities in reviewing and finalizing documentation to propose the establishment of a Species and Habitat Conservation Area for the Delacour’s langur in Kim Bảng.
Enjoy the stunning video of the Delacour’s langur right here.