Primate poaching is widespread and common in Vietnam. Poachers covet the monkeys for their bones, organs and tissues, which are used in traditional medicines. The essential reason for the immense volume of wildlife in the illegal trade and the dramatic decline of wild animal populations — not only primates — results from an ineffective, unmotivated and apathetic enforcement of existing laws. Deforestation of natural forests in Vietnam is proceeding at an alarming rate, and even though forested areas in general increase through reforestation it is predominantly as monoculture plantations.
A large number of protected areas are very small or fragmented, and are therefore highly vulnerable to anthropogenic impacts. Endangered Primate Rescue Center, Vietnam 2 days ago. Email address:. First Name Last Name. We need to act now!
Where to find them: the mountain forests of northern Vietnam, near the Chinese border. Smaller than their African relatives , Indian elephants are found throughout South and Southeast Asia. Their numbers are minuscule in Vietnam, however. Most of them live in reserves or sanctuaries. For the lack of a better phrase, water buffaloes are the workhorses of Vietnam. They till the rice paddies and haul carts of supplies in rural areas and are deeply entrenched in Vietnamese folklore and tradition.
For many children, caring for the water buffalo is their responsibility. In Vietnam alone, there are approximately 3 million water buffaloes. Where to find them: any rural area in Vietnam. They have a distinctive crescent patch on their chests, and they are some of the smallest bears in the world, measuring just cm in in length. This cute creature has big eyes and crawls along at a meager pace, hunting at night for insects, fruits, sap and nectar.
It gets to the sap in trees by drilling a hole in the bark with its sharp teeth. When pygmy slow lorises feel threatened, they freeze, which, unfortunately, makes them an easy target for hunters and poachers. Where to find them: everywhere in Vietnam except the Mekong Delta. Vietnam is home to many kinds of frogs , but this one — also called the the loderma corticale — looks the strangest because of the texture of its skin. Where to find them: Northern Vietnam. These large monitor lizards live near water and can grow up to 2m long.
They have even been caught in Ho Chi Minh City lurking around the canals and rivers in search of rodents, fish, crabs, and birds to eat. Their powerful tails make them great swimmers, but they also use them to whip threats.
Where to find them: all through South and Southeast Asia. There are burmese pythons in Vietnam, which is a scary thought. Because of their unique colouring and docility, they are popular as pets, and many are captured and sold through black markets. Where to find them: most of South and Southeast Asia. A shot of primate reconstructions from the TV show, Planet of the Apes.
Not even to Vietnam. No bodies were ever found, despite multiple accounts of rock apes being killed, and no pictures could be taken. One that has much lore, but no proof of existence. The area received further hype when there was a supposed Bigfoot sighting.
As stories about the apes began pouring in, higher-ups wondered what was plaguing their soldiers. At first, scientists believed soldiers were encountering orangutans, which were originally native to Vietnam.
However, orangutans became extinct to the country thousands of years before the war. Another animal that was considered as a source was the white-cheeked gibbon. But the white-cheeked gibbon is too small to fit the size description of larger rock apes; it was considered that they were the source of so-called baby rock apes, however.
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