A CONTENTED AND UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE FOR
GIBBON EXPERTS
The 3rd International Gibbon Husbandry, Health, and Conservation Conference took place in Vietnam from the 17th to the 19th of November, 2022. The conference happened right after the 8th Asian Primate Symposium organized at the Vietnam National University of Forestry from the 13th to the 16th of the same month. The conference was organized by Three Monkeys Wildlife Conservancy with a contribution of the Vietnam National University of Forestry, and was facilitated by IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group – Section on Small Apes. A total of 40 delegates from over 12 countries came together to focus on gibbon conservation.
During the first two days of the conference, the experts had several individual presentations, workshops, and group discussions to achieve common goals. Presentations focussed on conservation, health, and husbandry initiatives including research into species identification, illegal trade, activity budgets, and species management. Husbandry and health continue to advance with insights into disease prevention, management techniques, and cognition. Workshops facilitated discussion with clear actions identified for participants to work on with a focus on habitat protection and One Plan approaches and collaboration between organisations.
On the last day, November 19th, the group had a one-day excursion to Cuc Phuong National Park in Ninh Binh province, where they were introduced to Vietnam’s conservation and rescue work. In the afternoon, the partakers came to Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve so as to gaze at the natural habitat of the largest population of Delacour’s langur in Vietnam. It was such an auspicious day since the group saw about 20 langurs of different ages moving on the karst mountains. This trip was a contented, unforgettable one for all specialists and a beautiful ending for their visit to Vietnam.
We kindly thank IUCN for their tremendous support, which constitutes the success of the conference. We would like to thank also all the experts that joined and contributed to the conference and all the volunteers. Without them, the conference could not have been that successful. See you all at the 4th International Gibbon Conference.
Read also:
IUCN Newsletter about this event
