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By HOME, NEWS
After two years of being strongly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and pausing our activities in Vietnam, Three Monkeys Wildlife Conservancy (TMWC or 3M) has made a vigorous return with many exciting and promising plans ahead. Recently, on the 12th of July, we participated in the Wildlife Support Network in Vietnam’s quarterly meeting, which took place at the Bear Sanctuary Ninh Binh and was hosted by Four Paws Viet. In the meeting, 3M’s Executive Director – Govinda Lienart gave a presentation about our organization and upcoming projects to experts and friends from other member organizations in the network. On that day, Four Paws Viet took us on a tour around the Bear Sanctuary and introduced what they are working on, about the bears and their welfare. After that, we also had the chance to visit the rescue centers in Cuc Phuong National Park, including the Turtle Conservation Center, the Pangolin and Small carnivore Education Centre, and the Endangered Primate Rescue Center. During our visit, we learned more about other organizations’ conservation work and met the adorable animals living there. The quarterly meeting was a precious opportunity for 3M to build more connections with other organizations and individuals working in the field. More exciting news soon!!! 

First Delacour langur baby born in Trang An – UNESCO World Heritage Site

By Delacour's langurs, HOME, NEWS

In 2020, Three Monkeys Wildlife Conservancy was deeply involved in the reintroduction trial release of a three-member Delacour’s langur family on the semi-wild Ngoc island in Trang An – UNESCO World Heritage Site. One year later, there is exciting news! 

On the 24th of October 2021, a new baby was born. The birth of this very first Delacour’s langur infant is a positive signal for biodiversity preservation in the Trang An area, where this endemic and critically endangered species had entirely disappeared. This first reintroduction step represents great hope by laying the foundation to establish a new reproductive Delacour’s langur population in this area.

This successful project is making headlines in the Vietnamese media (see link), which included a nice picture of our organization’s director of conservation strategies, Tilo Nadler.

[While our organization has been involved in this trial release of Delacour’s langurs into the Trang An World Heritage Site has involved numerous other institutions, organizations, Government authorities and funding, including: FOUR PAWS, the Ninh Binh Provincial People’s Committee, Ninh Binh Department of Tourism, Ninh Binh Forest Protection Department, Trang An Management Board, Vietnam Primate Conservation Program, Endangered Primate Rescue Center (EPRC), Cuc Phuong National Park, the IUCN Primate Specialist Group, Van Long Nature Reserve Management Board, Four Paws Viet Wildlife Conservation Center, Xuan Truong Construction Enterprise, and members of the SUNDASIA research, the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council / Global Challenges Research Fund and the UK Innovation and Research-GCRF Global Impact Acceleration Award]