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The red-shanked douc is a species of Old World monkey native to Indochina which lives in the forests of Vietnam, southern Laos and possibly northeastern Cambodia. It is threatened by residential and commercial development. [2]
Faunal species noted are accounted as 11,217 species of animals, in Vietnam's hot and humid climate. These are broadly: Indian elephants, bears (black bear and honey bear), Indochinese tigers and Indochinese leopards as well as smaller animals like pygmy lorises, [21] monkeys (such as snub-nosed monkey), bats, flying squirrels, turtles and otters.
Species of conservation concern are frequently hard to study; there are often delays in implementing or identifying necessary conservation needs due to lack of data. [26] Because the species is so rare, there is a continuous lack of adequate data; this is one of the major problems facing saola conservation.
The Javan rhino is the most endangered of the five species. It is also one of the rarest large mammals in the world. ... There was a population living in Vietnam, but the last one died in 2011. ...
Endangered: The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. VU: Vulnerable: The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. NT: Near threatened: The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future. LC: Least concern
Vietnam's Red Data Book (Vietnamese: Sách đỏ Việt Nam) is a list of rare and endangered species of fauna and flora native to Vietnam.This is the important legal basis for relating governmental regulations for the protection of biodiversity and wildlife in Vietnam.
This includes 20 species of orchid, 32 species of cactus and 34 species of bonsai. The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden is divided into an animal conservation area, a plant conservation area, an orchid garden and an amusement park. The botanical garden contains many species of rare and valuable plants, some of which are not native to Vietnam ...
HANOI (Reuters) -Known for their strangely large feet, Dong Tao chicken has for generations been a delicacy in Vietnam and mostly consumed during the Lunar New Year holiday. The rare breed of ...