VietNamNet Bridge - The Cat Ba langur, or golden headed langur (Trachypithecus poliocephalus), is on the list of the 25 most endangered primate species in the world. The Cat Ba langur Director of the Cat Ba Langur Conservation Project (CBLCP) Neahga Leonard recently travelled with a group of journalists from Ha Long Bay to Cat Ba Island. Most of the journalists, who joined the trip organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), knew more about Ha Long Bay than Cat Ba island. Cat Ba Island, a UNESCO recognized biosphere reserve, has high biological diversity and many rare animals and plants. These include an animal species which can only be found in Cat Ba – the Cat Ba langur. The langur has become a symbol for the archipelago. The number of Cat Ba langurs dropped by 98 percent within 50 years, from 2,500-2,700 in the 1960s. The population is scattered around the islands in several isolated sub-populations. In the 1990s, when Cat Ba … [Read more...] about Cat Ba langurs put under strict protection
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Bản in : Ha Long Bay-Cat Ba merger planned
International conservation group IUCN has proposed to extend Ha Long Bay to include the Cat Ba Archipelago, an adjoining holiday resort area. This is partly because it believes the bay has gone from a pristine natural environment to one that is under considerable threat. The group, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, wants to establish partnerships between Government, business and rural societies to improve environmental management of the bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh and Cat Ba Archipelago, which is part of the port city of Hai Phong. Tim Badman, Director of IUCN's World Heritage Programme, said that in 1994, Ha Long Bay was declared by UNESCO as a natural World Heritage Site for its remarkable beauty and geology. Hai Phong city is now interested in nominating the adjacent Cat Ba Archipelago for inclusion. Badman provided information on the IUCN's strategy at the first meeting of the Ha Long- Cat Ba Alliance on May 5 in Ha Long … [Read more...] about Bản in : Ha Long Bay-Cat Ba merger planned
Oz grants aid for Cat Ba bio-diversity
Oz grants aid for Cat Ba bio-diversity (10-08-2005) HA NOI — The Australian Government’s Regional Natural Heritage Programme will donate US$121,000 to a project to preserve bio-diversity and langurs on Cat Ba Island, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has said. The aim of the project is to protect the biodiversity of the Cat Ba National Park and create a primitive environment conducive to saving the Cat Ba langurs. It also aims to raise public awareness about conservation and possible threats to the species of the rare animal. The project has been carried out from August 1, 2005 to July 30, 2006 in Hai Phong’s five communes in Cat Hai District and in the Cat Ba National Park. Hai Phong port city has recently enacted regulations on the management of the biosphere reserve zone on the Cat Ba archipelago, which is part of its territory. A management board of the biosphere reserve zone was established to protect the zone’s natural resources in a … [Read more...] about Oz grants aid for Cat Ba bio-diversity
A Cat Ba rare monkey reported “missing”
VietNamNet Bridge – The manager of a project to preserve Cat Ba langur on Cat Ba Island, in Hai Phong city, has reported the missing of a langur. In a letter to relevant agencies in mid-July, Mr. Rick Passaro, director of the white-headed langur preservation project, said that guards had not seen a langur since April. The last time guards saw the three female langurs together on April 14, 2012. Since April 30, cameras laid by the project only filmed two of the three female langurs. The guards had only seen two langurs since then. Previously, there were four white-headed langurs, including a male and three females on Dong Cong Islet, to the northwest of Cat Ba Island. In 2001, a hunter shot to death the male langur. Meanwhile, locals have destroyed forest to build shrimp breeding lagoons, which have prevented the three remaining female langurs from joining other langur troops. Eight years ago, experts suggested moving the three langurs from Dong Cong Island … [Read more...] about A Cat Ba rare monkey reported “missing”
Conservation education combined with fun on Cat Ba Island
VietNamNet Bridge - The Cat Ba Langur Conservation Project organized fun-filled summer activities for school children on Cat Ba Island as part of their conservation education program. The Cat Ba Langur Conservation Project (CBLCP) was established in 2000 with the aim to protect the Cat Ba langur and other wildlife of the Cat Ba Man and Biosphere Reserve. Public education has been on their agenda ever since the establishment of the project, and in 2010 they also started a school education program. These interactive classes give 6th and 7th graders of all seven secondary schools of Cat Ba Island the opportunity to learn about Cat Ba’s nature and wildlife conservation through discussions and a variety of fun games. This year the Cat Ba Langur Conservation Project extended their education program to the summer months as well, focusing on crafts sessions using the Cat Ba langur as the main theme. This not only helped … [Read more...] about Conservation education combined with fun on Cat Ba Island