Training course on monitoring of gibbons and loris in Xuan Lien Nature Reserve, Thanh Hoa province

Gibbons and loris are endangered animals and are being prioritized for conservation in Vietnam, their populations are declining and at high risk of extinction due to human impacts. Xuan Lien and Pu Hoat are considered as important conservation areas for these species. 

Although these are two species prioritized for protection, very few research and conservation efforts have been made for them in Vietnam in general and Xuan Lien – Pu Hoat in particular. Because of that urgency, the Center for Nature Conservation and Development has plans to strengthen conservation for these species. In the future, the Center will prioritize the implementation of such efforts in Xuan Lien and Pu Hoat focusing on improving the capacity of officials and stakeholders on skills to build and implement the program Investigating, monitoring and raising community awareness to gradually improve the effectiveness of nature conservation in general, especially endangered species in particular. 

The training course took place for 2 days, with the aim of improving the capacity of research, monitoring and conservation of loris, gibbons and other endangered primates for technicians and park rangers. Participating in the training course were 20 officials, including 12 forest rangers from Xuan Lien Nature Reserve and 6 forest rangers from Pu Hoat Nature Reserve and 2 officials from other agencies.

Sharing with participants in the training course, the representative of the Center said that after finishing the training course, the Center experts will cooperate with the two conservation areas to organize population surveys for the participants. species, based on that, develop a conservation monitoring plan with the active participation of local communities in the conservation of these two important animal species.