Threatened primates in southern Vietnam

Abstract

Vietnam's exceptionally rich fauna is threatened by habitat loss and hunting. Although A system of protected areas has recently been developed, many of the sites selected are subject to human encroachment, hunting pressure and other forms of exploitation. Other protected areas may be too small to hold viable populations of primates. Following faunal surveys of existing and proposed protected areas in Vietnam between 1988 and 1991, this paper documents the status of and identifies threats to three species of threatened primate: white-cheeked gibbon Hylobates leucogenys gabriellae, red-shanked douc langur Pygathrix nemaeus and black-shanked douc langur P. nigripes. © 1993, Fauna and Flora International. All rights reserved.